Table 2.
Clinical and biochemical characteristics of patients with autoimmune hepatitis
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| No. of patients | 40 |
| Sex (m/f) | 8/32 |
| Median age in years (range) | 45 (1–69) |
| Presence of cirrhosis | 7 |
| Biochemical characteristics | |
| Alanine aminotransferase (5–19 U/l) | 253 ± 271 |
| Alkaline phosphatase (40–190 U/l) | 168 ± 63 |
| Total bilirubin (0·1–1·1 mg/dl) | 1·3 ± 0·6 |
| Treatment at time of testing | |
| Active disease | 28 |
| No treatment1 | 12 |
| Prednisolone | 3 |
| Prednisolone plus azathioprine | 13 |
| Disease in remission | 12 |
| Prednisolone, low-dose | 4 |
| No immunosuppressive therapy | 8 |
1
Treatment had not been initiated as sera were obtained when diagnosis was first established.