Table 4. Liver function tests among those aware and unaware of their active HCV infection^a.

Liver function test	Active HCV, aware of infection	Active HCV, not aware of infection	P value
AST, mean (SE), U/L	53.7 (5.2)	61.2 (4.2)	0.24
ALT, mean (SE), U/L	53.9 (5.2)	70.5 (7.2)	0.041b
ALP, mean (SE), IU/L	79.0 (2.9)	76.3 (2.6)	0.54
Total bilirubin, mean (SE), mg/dL	0.54 (0.03)	0.58 (0.04)	0.51
Serum albumin, mean (SE), g/dL	4.0 (0.05)	4.1 (0.06)	0.12

Abbreviations: ALT, alanine transaminase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; AST, aspartate transferase; coeff, coefficient; HCV, hepatitis C virus; REF, reference; SE, standard error.

^a Participants with positive HCV RNA are identified as HCV infected.

^b Significant value.