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World J Hepatol. Sep 28, 2015; 7(21): 2358-2362
Published online Sep 28, 2015. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i21.2358
Published online Sep 28, 2015. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i21.2358
Table 2 Comparison of the general clinical characteristics between patients with alcoholic compensated cirrhosis and hepatitis C virus-related compensated cirrhosis
| Alcoholic cirrhosis(n = 7) | HCV-relatedcirrhosis (n = 14) | P value | |
| Age (yr) | 63.7 ± 6.8 | 67.2 ± 13.2 | NS |
| Gender (male/female) | 6/1 | 12/2 | NS |
| Child-Pugh score | 5.3 ± 0.5 | 5.4 ± 0.9 | NS |
| AST (IU/L) | 30 (16-99) | 47.5 (27-68) | NS |
| ALT (IU/L) | 24 (10-36) | 35.5 (18-86) | NS |
| γ-GTP (IU/L) | 113 (24-821) | 29.5 (12-159) | < 0.01 |
| ALP (IU/L) | 311 (205-726) | 281 (191-462) | NS |
| Total bilirubin (mg/dL) | 1.2 ± 0.3 | 1.0 ± 0.3 | NS |
| ALB (g/dL) | 3.7 ± 0.3 | 3.6 ± 0.3 | NS |
| Prothrombin time (%) | 84.5 ± 9.6 | 82.7 ± 9.1 | NS |
| Platelet (× 103/μL) | 104 ± 51 | 112 ± 77 | NS |
| BCAA treatment (+/-) | 4/3 | 5/9 | NS |
- Citation: Enomoto H, Sakai Y, Iwata Y, Takata R, Aizawa N, Ikeda N, Hasegawa K, Nakano C, Nishimura T, Yoh K, Ishii A, Takashima T, Nishikawa H, Iijima H, Nishiguchi S. Development of risky varices in alcoholic cirrhosis with a well-maintained nutritional status. World J Hepatol 2015; 7(21): 2358-2362
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v7/i21/2358.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v7.i21.2358