Table 1.
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.