Brief Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 28, 2011; 17(32): 3716-3723
Published online Aug 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i32.3716
Table 1 Preoperative characteristics and laboratory findings for the two groups
Group A(n = 15)Group B (n = 178)P
Gender (M:F), n7:8112:660.270
Age in years, mean (range)58.7 (40-74)61.8 (15-81)0.295
BMI (kg/m2) ± SD20.6 ± 2.922.0 ± 3.30.082
Hepatitis B viral infection (+), n (%)0 (0)6 (3.4)1.000
Type II diabetes, n (%)2 (13.3)34 (19.1)0.582
Alcohol consumption > 150 g/wk, n (%)3 (20.0)32 (18.0)0.738
Biliary drainage, n (%)4 (26.7)74 (41.6)0.245
Albumin/globulin ratio (range)1.79 (1.2-4.1)1.53 (0.8-2.4)0.234
Total cholesterol (mg/dL), mean (range)209.3 (136-309)200.6 (73-470)0.641
Serum amylase (U/L), mean (range)91.3 (22-263)129.8 (15-1361)0.388
Serum lipase (U/L), mean (range)170.4 (24-707)336.7 (7-13562)0.593
AST (U/L), mean (range)134.3 (11-547)111.7 (12-1230)0.621
ALT (U/L), mean (range)156.1 (11-551)144.0 (9-1371)0.826
ALP (U/L), mean (range)315.9 (64-913)267.3 (34-2236)0.518
INR, mean (range)0.99 (0.85-1.11)1.07 (0.81-8.78)0.585
Total bilirubin (mg/dL), mean (range)5.7 (0.3-18.8)6.2 (0.2-44.3)0.799
Fasting glucose (mg/dL), mean (range)140 (93-150)135 (47-458)0.735