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Table 1 Clinical and biochemical data at the time of index liver biopsy

From: Long term follow-up and liver-related death rate in patients with non-alcoholic and alcoholic related fatty liver disease

Baseline

End of follow-up

 

NAFLD group

AFLD group

p-value

NAFLD group

AFLD group

p-value

n = 151

n = 94

 

n = 151

n = 94

Gender (F/M)

105/46

31/63

<0.001

   

Female%

70%

33%

    
 

Mean (sd) or Median (IQR)

Mean (sd) or Median (IQR)

    

Age (years)

54 (14.7)

51 (13.5)

NS

   

BMI (kg/m2)

29 (26–32)

29 (25–32)

NS

   

AST (U/L)

47 (32–63)

76 (44–157)

<0.001

48 (36; 28–46)

91 (46; 28–93)

0.05

ALT (U/L)

69 (44–102)

109 (58–198)

0.001

44 (36; 26–52)

67 (45; 27–75)

0.04

Bilirubin (μmol/L)

10 (7-15)

12 (9-21)

0.01

14 (9; 7–18)

49 (11; 9–21)

NS

ALP (U/L)

197 (135–320)

179 (134–280)

NS

196 (122; 87–157)

172 (119; 77–179)

NS

Prothrombin time (sec)

13 (12-14)

14 (13-15)

0.02

16 (14; 13–17)

16 (14; 13–17)

NS

Albumin (g/L)

40 (36–44)

39 (32–41)

NS

37 (39; 33–42)

35 (37; 28–41)

NS

Platelets (x109/L)

265 (92.9)

228 (83.3)

0.006

235 (238; 170–281)

219 (222; 152–265)

NS

Random blood glucose (mmol/L)

6 (5-7)

6 (5-7)

NS

7 (6; 5–7)

7 (6; 5–7)

NS

Cholesterol (mmol/L)

6 (5,6)

5 (5-7)

NS

5 (5; 4–6)

5(5; 4–6)

NS

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

2 (1-3)

2 (1-3)

NS

2 (2; 1–2)

2 (2; 1–2)

NS

MCV (fL)

90 (6.1)

95 (7.2)

<0.001

90 (90; 87–94)

95 (95; 90–105)

<0.001

  1. Abbreviations: F female, M male, BMI body mass index, AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine transaminase, ALP alkaline phosphatase, MCV mean corpuscular volume, NS not significant. Mean (sd) is shown for normally distributed variables, but median (IQR) for other variables. Obesity was defined as BMI ≥ 30 (kg/m).