Brief Article
Copyright ©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2011; 17(8): 1063-1070
Published online Feb 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i8.1063
Table 3 Biochemical parameters of control subjects, and non-aboriginal and aboriginal patients with alcoholic liver disease (mean ± SE)
ControlNon-aboriginal ALDAboriginal ALD
n221215
Male/female19/312/011/4
Age (yr)41.2 ± 2.1a51.3 ± 2.7b40.5 ± 2.4a
Height (cm)169.7 ± 1.2a167.6 ± 1.6a,b163.6 ± 1.7b
Weight (kg)66.1 ± 1.8a66.5 ± 3.7a64.5 ± 3.1a
BMI (kg/m2)23 ± 0.6a23.7 ± 1.2a24.1 ± 1.1a
AST (U/L)20.7 ± 0.9a58.0 ± 10.7b 68.1 ± 13.4b
ALT (U/L)22.6 ± 1.8a42.8 ± 10.0b36.1 ± 5.1a,b
AST/ALT1.0 ± 0.1a3.0 ± 1.4a2.7 ± 1.1a
γ-GT (U/L)29.2 ± 3.5a335.9 ± 173.4b219.3 ± 53.0a,b
TC (mg/dL)185.6 ± 5.5a157.3 ± 15.8a150.6 ± 21.0a
TG (mg/dL)99.4 ± 13.2a136.4 ± 66.3a239.4 ± 109.3a
HDL-C (mg/dL)50.5 ± 3.1a39.8 ± 4.5b34.3 ± 3.1b
LDL-C (mg/dL)125.5 ± 6.8a88.8 ± 13.4b58.5 ± 9.2c
Albumin (gm/dL)4.75 ± 0.06a3.68 ± 0.23b2.93 ± 0.25c
Uric acid (mg/dL)6.26 ± 0.29a6.74 ± 0.45a6.89 ± 0.89a
Total bilirubin0.56 ± 0.04a3.74 ± 1.43a,b7.31 ± 4.23b