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. 2023 Jul 20;7(8):545–552. doi: 10.1002/jgh3.12946

Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics

AIH alone OS Total
n = 122 n = 20 n = 142 P‐value*
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Age at diagnosis 51.7 12.9 49.2 15.9 51.3 13.3 0.436
n % n % n %
Female 113 92.6 17 85.0 130 91.5 0.256
Fatty liver 52 42.6 9 45.0 61 43.0 0.842
Autoimmune markers
High ANA at diagnosis 71 58.2 12 60.0 83 58.5 0.879
High Actin at diagnosis 90 73.8 9 45.0 99 69.7 0.009
High IgG at diagnosis 83 68.0 14 70.0 97 68.3 0.861
At least two positive markers at diagnosis 88 72.1 13 65.0 101 71.1 0.514
Controlled (most recent lab test) 75 61.5 9 45.0 84 59.2 0.165
Fibrosis at diagnosis (Metavir) (limited to patients with biopsy within 2 years of diagnosis and valid Metavir score) AIH alone OS Total
n = 107 n = 18 n = 125
n % n % n % P‐value*
None (F0) 14 13.1 0 0.0 14 11.2 0.207
Mild (F1) 19 17.8 5 27.8 24 19.2
Moderate (F2) 31 29.0 3 16.7 34 27.2
Severe (F3) 28 26.2 8 44.4 36 28.8
Cirrhosis (F4) 15 14.0 2 11.1 17 13.6
TPMT enzyme activity AIH alone OS Total
n = 116 n = 19 n = 135
n % n % n % P‐value*
Normal 102 87.9 16 84.2 118 87.4 0.674
Intermediate 12 10.3 3 15.8 15 11.1
Low 2 1.7 0 0.0 2 1.5
Symptoms at presentation AIH alone OS Total
n = 101 n = 17 n = 118
n % n % n % P‐value*
Fatigue 53 52.5 8 47.1 61 51.7 0.679
Jaundice 42 41.6 5 29.4 47 39.8 0.343
Pruritis 14 13.9 3 17.6 17 14.4 0.681
Spider angioma 8 7.9 0 0.0 8 6.8 0.229
Splenomegaly 2 2.0 0 0.0 2 1.7 0.558
*

Comparing AIH alone to OS.

AIH, autoimmune hepatitis; ANA, antinuclear antibodies; IgG, immunoglobulin G; OS, overlap syndrome; TPMT, thiopurine methyltransferase.