Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2010; 16(40): 5057-5064
Published online Oct 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i40.5057
Table 1 Basic characteristics of patients
PBCChronic hepatitisHCCViral cirrhosis
No. of patients62443828
Mean age  69.1 ± 8.853 ± 1162 ± 8.364 ± 10.3
Mayo score (mean)5.19 ± 1.44
Gender (F/M)56/636/813/2516/12
Bilirubin (mg/dL)1.5 ± 0.61.2 ± 0.41.4 ± 0.51.8 ± 0.5
Albumin (g/dL)4.2 ± 1.04.5 ± 0.83.6 ± 0.43.0 ± 0.9
Alk phos (UI/L) (normal < 125)  185 ± 36110 ± 15152 ± 28  138 ± 18
γGt (UI/L) (normal < 50)98 ± 2539 ± 1865 ± 2357 ± 13
ALT (UI/L)62 ± 1392 ± 3671 ± 1166 ± 17
AST (UI/L)55 ± 1786 ± 3265 ± 2159 ± 12
IgM (mg/dL)  428 ± 52165 ± 32138 ± 28  139 ± 47
Histological stage
Ludwig I-II35
Ludwig III-IV27
Ishak 1-330
Ishak 4-514