Table 1.
Clinical characteristics
| Variables | Total (n = 179) | Control (n = 130) | Disease (n = 49) | Statistic | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, M (Q1, Q3) | 63.00 (55.50, 69.00) | 64.50 (56.25, 69.75) | 60.00 (54.00, 64.00) | Z = -2.22 | 0.026 |
| HCV-Ab, M (Q1, Q3) | 5.56 (1.54, 14.18) | 2.27 (1.31, 8.27) | 13.84 (11.85, 15.45) | Z = -7.03 | < .001 |
| ALT, M (Q1, Q3) | 21.00 (14.50, 50.00) | 18.00 (13.00, 25.75) | 70.00 (48.00, 135.00) | Z = -7.75 | < .001 |
| AST, M (Q1, Q3) | 26.00 (19.00, 47.00) | 22.00 (18.00, 28.00) | 68.00 (37.00, 99.00) | Z = -7.55 | < .001 |
| mAST, M (Q1, Q3) | 3.00 (2.70, 5.25) | 3.00 (2.40, 4.00) | 5.00 (3.00, 8.20) | Z = -3.84 | < .001 |
| ALP, M (Q1, Q3) | 82.00 (68.50, 100.00) | 82.00 (68.50, 102.75) | 82.00 (69.00, 98.00) | Z = -0.26 | 0.797 |
| GGT, M (Q1, Q3) | 30.50 (21.00, 63.00) | 30.00 (18.00, 46.75) | 44.00 (30.50, 103.00) | Z = -3.80 | < .001 |
| TB, M (Q1, Q3) | 14.00 (10.90, 17.30) | 14.00 (11.20, 16.45) | 14.00 (10.20, 19.00) | Z = -0.75 | 0.454 |
| CB, M (Q1, Q3) | 2.80 (2.30, 3.90) | 2.80 (2.23, 3.50) | 2.80 (2.60, 4.90) | Z = -1.53 | 0.127 |
| TP, M (Q1, Q3) | 69.00 (64.55, 73.40) | 69.00 (63.62, 72.72) | 70.40 (65.90, 75.00) | Z = -2.32 | 0.020 |
| ALB, M (Q1, Q3) | 39.30 (35.75, 41.95) | 39.30 (35.70, 42.18) | 39.20 (36.10, 40.70) | Z = -0.51 | 0.611 |
| A/G, M (Q1, Q3) | 1.33 (1.18, 1.50) | 1.33 (1.19, 1.55) | 1.26 (1.16, 1.33) | Z = -2.44 | 0.015 |
| BUN, M (Q1, Q3) | 5.35 (4.60, 6.95) | 5.35 (4.48, 6.88) | 5.35 (4.80, 7.30) | Z = -0.50 | 0.619 |
| Cr, M (Q1, Q3) | 68.60 (58.10, 89.45) | 68.60 (58.05, 88.20) | 68.60 (58.30, 91.00) | Z = -0.02 | 0.987 |
| UA, M (Q1, Q3) | 339.30 (270.00, 399.65) | 339.30 (269.50, 395.70) | 339.30 (287.60, 415.50) | Z = -0.43 | 0.669 |
| GFR, M (Q1, Q3) | 97.80 (74.25, 107.30) | 97.80 (73.77, 107.12) | 97.80 (78.70, 111.40) | Z = -0.63 | 0.528 |
| GLU, M (Q1, Q3) | 5.36 (4.99, 6.08) | 5.36 (4.97, 5.96) | 5.36 (5.16, 6.26) | Z = -1.20 | 0.230 |
| Gender, n (%) | Χ2 = 5.65 | 0.017 | |||
| Female | 88 (49.16) | 71 (54.62) | 17 (34.69) | ||
| Male | 91 (50.84) | 59 (45.38) | 32 (65.31) |
Z, Mann-Whitney test, χ2, Chi-square test; M (Q1, Q3), Median (1st Quartile, 3st Quartile); n (%), numbers (percentages); HCV-Ab, hepatitis C virus antibody; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; mAST, mitochondrial aspartate aminotransferase isoenzyme; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; GGT, gamma-glutamyl transferase; TB, total bilirubin; CB, conjugated bilirubin; TP, total protein; ALB, albumin; A/G, albumin-to-globulin ratio; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; Cr, creatinine; UA, uric acid; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; GLU, glucose.