Table 2.

Laboratory Variables (Mean ± Standard Deviation)

Parameter	nsLD N = 19 (3F)	nsALC N = 10 (0F)	sALC N = 19 (1F)
GGT (IU)	21 ± 10#	143 ± 196#	88 ± 59
AST (IU)	22.9 ± 7.1#	54 ± 50#	36 ± 19
ALT (IU)	27.1 ± 15.4#	66 ± 56#	41 ± 29
Albumin (g/dL)	4.08 ± 0.29	3.86 ± 0.38	4.05 ± 0.31
Prealbumin (mg/dL)	31.1 ± 5.8	30.1 ± 6.2	28.4 ± 5.7
CO2	27.8 ± 2.2	27.6 ± 1.5	28.8 ± 2.1
WBC	6.4 ± 1.5	7.8 ± 0.9	7.3 ± 1.7
RBC	4.92 ± 0.33$$	4.76 ± 0.38*	4.35 ± 0.39*,$$
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	14.4 ± 2.9	15.4 ± 1.0*	14.1 ± 1.3*
Hematocrit (%)	44.1 ± 3.0$	44.1 ± 2.5*	41.1 ± 3.3*,$
MCV	88.8 ± 2.5$$	90.7 ± 7.4*	94.9 ± 3.0*,$$
Hep-C (number of participants)	0	3	2

GGT, γ-glutamyltransferase; local normal range = 7–64 institutional units (IU); AST, aspartate aminotransferase; local normal range = 5–35 IU; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; local normal range = 7–56 IU; albumin local normal range = 3.3–5.2 g/dL; prealbumin local normal range, 18–45 mg/dL; NA, not available; WBC, white blood cell count; local normal range = 4.8–10.8 K/cmm; RBC = red blood cell count; local normal range = 4.7–6.1 M/cmm; hemoglobin local normal range = 14–18 g/dL; hematocrit local normal range = 42–52%.

^*Contrast between nsALC and nsLD: p<0.05.

^$Contrast between sALC and nsALC: p<0.05.

^#Contrast between sALC and nsLD: p<0.05.

^$$Contrast between sALC and nsALC: p<0.01.