Observational Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2022; 28(39): 5764-5783
Published online Oct 21, 2022. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i39.5764
Table 5 Changes of the serum bile acid profile between primary biliary cirrhosis, autoimmune hepatitis and controls

AIH (mean ± SD)
PBC (mean ± SD)
Control (mean ± SD)
PBC/AIH
AIH/control
PBC/control
P value
P value
P value
CA2.38 ± 0.692.26 ± 0.851.60 ± 0.510.53< 0.001b< 0.001a
GCA 3.00 ± 1.022.91 ± 0.911.33 ± 0.500.69< 0.001b< 0.001a
TCA 2.12 ± 1.232.12 ± 0.930.03 ± 0.460.99< 0.001b< 0.001a
UDCA 2.41 ± 1.032.60 ± 1.052.05 ± 0.360.620.20.01a
GUDCA 2.59 ± 1.173.04 ± 1.141.64 ± 0.500.09< 0.001b< 0.001a
TUDCA 1.48 ± 1.071.84 ± 1.090.13 ± 0.250.15< 0.001b< 0.001a
CDCA 2.88 ± 0.393.07 ± 0.482.63 ± 0.380.046c0.01b< 0.001a
GCDCA 3.78 ± 0.803.79 ± 0.672.93 ± 0.330.96< 0.001b< 0.001a
TCDCA2.73 ± 0.402.84 ± 0.442.49 ± 0.570.270.090.004a
GCDCS2.39 ± 0.822.42 ± 0.701.08 ± 0.390.95< 0.001b< 0.001a
DCA 2.76 ± 0.352.75 ± 0.402.76 ± 0.180.870.70.59
GDCA 3.18 ± 0.583.14 ± 0.532.64 ± 0.320.8< 0.001b< 0.001a
TDCA 3.32 ± 0.643.16 ± 0.502.57 ± 0.190.33< 0.001b< 0.001a
LCA 0.94 ± 0.681.28 ± 0.660.72 ± 0.430.04c0.14< 0.001a
TLCA0.30 ± 0.410.48 ± 0.470.02 ± 0.060.07< 0.001b< 0.001a
LCA + TLCA1.25 ± 0.181.75 ± 0.140.74 ± 0.070.034c0.031b< 0.001a
CDCA/CA1.30 ± 0.351.56 ± 0.651.74 ± 0.420.26< 0.001b< 0.001a
pBA3.11 ± 0.453.17 ± 0.512.67 ± 0.380.98< 0.001b< 0.001a
sBA3.14 ± 0.523.19 ± 0.612.87 ± 0.170.750.003b0.002a
pBA/sBA1.02 ± 0.181.01 ± 0.171.08 ± 0.130.85 0.087< 0.001
sBA2.77 ± 0.352.79 ± 0.402.77 ± 0.180.810.02b0.003a
G-BA4.14 ± 0.704.12 ± 0.643.16 ± 0.310.97< 0.001b< 0.001a
T-BA3.58 ± 0.543.47 ± 0.462.89 ± 0.270.34< 0.001b< 0.001a
G-BA/T-BA0.55 ± 0.340.65 ± 0.340.27 ± 0.300.25< 0.001b< 0.001a
total BA36.31 ± 6.0037.69 ± 7.4024.80 ± 3.120.41< 0.001b0.026a