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Table 1 Demographic and clinical details of patients in relation to the %CDT reference cut-off value of 1.7

From: Diagnostic sensitivity of carbohydrate deficient transferrin in heavy drinkers

 

%CDT ≤ 1.7

%CDT > 1.7

P-value

Subjects (n)

26

26

 

Caucasian (n, %)

22 (84.6)

23 (88.5)

1.00

Age (years) mean (±SD)

51.1 (±10.2)

49.6 (±13.3)

0.67

Gender (n, % men)

13 (50.0)

24 (92.3)

0.002

BMI (kg/m2) mean (±SD)

28.2 (±7.2)

23.3 (±3.9)

0.003

Smoker (n, %)

14 (53.8)

20 (76.9)

0.14

Median alcohol consumption last 2 weeks (g/week) (range)

868 (366–2100)

1258 (510–5880)

0.005

Median estimated alcohol/Vd (g/week/kg) (range)

17.3 (6.7–42.2)

24.1 (7.4-82.5)

0.007

AUDIT mean (±SD)

27.6 (±7.2)

28.7 (±6.9)

0.57

BMAST mean (±SD)

17.6 (±8.1)

22.5 (±6.2)

0.018

Cirrhosis (n, %)

15 (57.7)

3 (11.5)

0.001