Interaction between the albumin-bilirubin score and nutritional risk index in the prediction of post-hepatectomy liver failure

Table 2 Comparison of laboratory test results in the two study groups

Variable	PHLF group, n = 44	Non-PHLF group, n = 142	χ2	P value
ALT in U/L, mean ± SD	28.26 ± 7.8	27.64 ± 7.33	0.487	0.627
AST in U/L, mean ± SD	35.6 ± 10.27	34.07 ± 10.93	0.823	0.412
TBIL in μmol/L, mean ± SD	22.68 ± 6.99	19.5 ± 6.38	2.690	0.009
DBIL in μmol/L, mean ± SD	7.26 ± 2.07	4.49 ± 1.48	8.239	< 0.001
INR, mean ± SD	1.96 ± 0.59	1.70 ± 0.55	2.619	0.011
ALB in g/L, mean ± SD	35.57 ± 8.35	40.35 ± 10.1	-3.150	0.002
ALBI score, n (%)			61.176	< 0.001
Grade 1	11 (25)	122 (85.92)
Grade 2/3	33 (75)	20 (14.08)
NRI, n (%)			58.453	< 0.001
< 97.5	30 (68.18)	16 (11.27)
≥ 97.5	14 (31.82)	126 (88.73)

ALB: Albumin; ALBI: Albumin-bilirubin; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; DBIL: Direct bilirubin; INR: International normalized ratio; NRI: Nutritional risk index; PHLF: Post-hepatectomy liver failure; TBIL: Total bilirubin.