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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the 45 HCV patients in three different groups

From: LecT-Hepa facilitates estimating treatment outcome during interferon therapy in chronic hepatitis C patients

 

Non-LC (n = 18)

Indeterminate (n = 14)

LC (n = 13)

Significance

Non-LC vs indeterminate

Indeterminate vs LC

Non-LC vs LC

Age (year)

49.28 ± 5.74

55.00 ± 8.64

54.77 ± 7.06

p = 0.032

p = 0.940

p = 0.024

Gender (male/female)

11/7

12/2

7/6

p = 0.235

p = 0.103

p = 0.727

BMI

23.15 ± 3.01

22.21 ± 3.01

23.62 ± 3.19

p = 0.388

p = 0.248

p = 0.677

AST (U/L)

54.46 ± 45.25

110.05 ± 100.31

109.66 ± 92.28

p = 0.044

p = 0.992

p = 0.035

ALT (U/L)

87.68 ± 88.70

137.44 ± 111.08

144.97 ± 134.27

p = −.169

p = 0.875

p = 0.163

PLT (×109/L)

218.22 ± 98.68

140.64 ± 46.25

123.07 ± 49.34

p = 0.011

p = 0.349

p = 0.003

MAL/DSA

11.02 ± 1.44

8.82 ± 2.22

7.41 ± 2.03

p = 0.002

p = 0.100

p = 2.68E-06

AOL/DSA

1.94 ± 1.08

6.42 ± 4.14

12.35 ± 10.41

p = 0.001

p = 0.059

p = 0.004

Color Doppler ultrasound assessment*

      

 1

87.5% (14/16)

50.0% (6/12)

0.0% (0/11)

p = 0.044

p = 0.014

p = 5.98E-06

 2

12.5% (2/16)

16.7% (2/12)

45.4% (5/11)

p = 1.000

p = 0.193

p = 0.084

 3

0.0% (0/16)

33.3% (4/12)

36.4% (4/11)

p = 0.024

p = 1.000

p = 0.019

 4

0.0% (0/16)

0.0% (0/12)

18.2% (2/11)

p = 1.000

p = 0.217

p = 0.157

  1. *2 patients in each group were not measured by color Doppler ultrasound.