Relationship between serum adenosine deaminase levels and liver histology in autoimmune hepatitis

Table 1 General characteristics of patients with autoimmune hepatitis

Parameter	AIH (n = 52)
Mean age in yr	40.1 ± 12.8
Sex as female/male	37 (71.2)/15 (28.8)
Laboratory findings
ALT as × ULN	7.0 (IQR = 9.3)
AST as × ULN	6.2 (IQR = 9.1)
ALP as × ULN	1.3 (IQR = 1.7)
Total bilirubin as × ULN	0.9 (IQR = 1.6)
Albumin in gr/dL	3.8 (IQR = 0.8)
Serum IgG in gr/dL	2035 (IQR = 840)
Platelet counts as × 103/mm3	219.0 (IQR = 66.8)
INR	1.1 (IQR = 0.2)
Autoimmune serology
ANA	38 (73.1)
SMA	20 (38.5)
Anti LKM-1	1 (2)
Histological features
İnterface hepatitis
Mild	9 (17.3)
Moderate	18 (34.6)
Severe	25 (48.1)
Fibrosis score
0	6 (11.5)
1	9 (17.3)
2	11 (21.2)
3	16 (30.8)
4	10 (19.2)

Data are presented as n (%), unless otherwise specified. AIH: Autoimmune hepatitis; ALP: Alkaline phosphatase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; ANA: Antinuclear antibody; INR: International normalized ratio; IQR: Interquartile range; LKM-1: Liver kidney microsome type 1; SMA: Smooth muscle antibody; ULN: Upper limit of normal.