Observational Study
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World J Cardiol. Oct 26, 2024; 16(10): 580-594
Published online Oct 26, 2024. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v16.i10.580
Table 2 Laboratory parameters in the study population according to the liver fibrosis category
Parameter
Group 1 (advanced fibrosis), n = 84
Group 2 (indeterminate risk of fibrosis), n = 164
Group 3 (without fibrosis), n = 19
P value
Uric acid (mg/dL)6.13 ± 1.445.86 ± 1.485.29 (3.59-8.17)0.0484
Albumin (g/dL)4.59 ± 0.22a4.68 ± 0.23a4.70 ± 0.280.0118
ALAT (U/L)17.22 (2.32-80.94)18.02 (4.18-92.79)25.36 ± 12.560.0921
ASAT (U/L)22.54 (11.48-130.85)b19.91 (9.75-49.95)b19.30 (13.16-39.16)0.0034
Direct bilirubin (mg/dL)0.21 (0.07-0.59)a0.20 (0.07-0.90)0.17 ± 0.06a0.0335
GGT (U/L)32.78 (4.97-338.18)a27.51 (4.02-313.66)a27.13 (9.17-173.63)0.0360
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)147.20 (91.38-279.48)155.45 (96.75-376.17)175.16 ± 51.200.1347
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)43.98 (27.86-65.09)43.75 (22.48-75.75)48.04 ± 11.770.3977
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)73.71 (36.57-186.09)84.73 (31.2-270.6)104.01 ± 39.94 0.0488
Triglycerides (mg/dL)156.02 (70.06-573.36)a155.36 (62.37-609.08)a117.83 (68.15-382.84)a0.0305
Blood glucose (mg/dL)137.59 (92.09-261.68)136.58 (87.34-326.2)142.75 ± 18.60 0.7290
HbA1c (%)6.80 (4.6-10.01)6.80 (5.7-10.20)7.02 ± 0.72 0.5780
C-peptide (ng/mL)3.68 (0.72-10.5)a,b3.00 (0.28-8.83)a2.62 ± 1.43b0.0039
HOMA-IR3.04 (0.66-8.4)a2.61 (0.45-7.52)2.23 ± 1.21a0.0067
eGFR (mL/min/1.73m²)82.53 (26.70-117.25)b,c91.38 (40.36-114.59)a,b97.17 ± 14.60a,c< 0.0001
Haptoglobin (g/L)1.59 ± 0.571.73 ± 0.61 1.73 ± 0.630.1997
Ferritin (ng/mL)112.00 (8.79-781.00)92.30 (6.41-811.00)53.90 (9.72-543.0)0.6226
SHBP (nmol/L)37.41 ± 15.12 32.80 (7.62-118.00)35.38 ± 15.68 0.3811