Primary biliary cirrhosis: Clinical and laboratory criteria for its diagnosis

Table 3 Levels of bile acids, cholesterol, lecithin, and orthophosphate in the hepatic bile portion and serum of patients with primary biliary cirrhosis

Parameters		Parameter values inthe groups		mean1/mean2
		Control(mean1± SE)	Patients with PBC(mean2± SE)
Bile acids (g/L)	Bile	3.9 ± 0.8	0.65 ± 0.02	6.0
	Blood	0.012 ± 0.008	0.054 ± 0.008	-0.2
Cholesterol (μmol/L)	Bile	0.91 ± 0.06	0.38 ± 0.08	2.4
	Blood	4.2 ± 0.6	11.8 ± 1.6	-0.4
Lecithin1	Bile	2.1 ± 0.3	0.5 ± 0.1	4.6
Orthophosphate1	Bile	1.2 ± 0.3	0.30 ± 0.07	4.0

¹The data given in the table show the average statistical integral intensity of the corresponding ³¹Р-NMR spectral signals in conventional units. Patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (n = 16) and control (n = 14).