Table 4.
Comparing between BT parameters and degree of intrahepatic inflammation for HAIa + HAIb + HAIc + HAId ≤ 4 vs > 4
| Breath-test parameters | n | Mean | SD | SE | Asymp. sig. (two-tailed) Mann–Whitney test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDR peak | Low inflammation | 32 | 38.295 | 15.7333 | 2.7813 | 0.0063 |
| High inflammation | 68 | 28.589 | 11.1991 | 1.3581 | ||
| Peak time | Low inflammation | 32 | 18.861 | 7.6213 | 1.3473 | 0.0477 |
| High inflammation | 68 | 22.831 | 9.4697 | 1.1484 | ||
| PDR10 | Low inflammation | 32 | 27.274 | 16.5672 | 2.9287 | 0.0148 |
| High inflammation | 68 | 18.982 | 11.5059 | 1.3953 | ||
| PDR15 | Low inflammation | 32 | 33.894 | 14.8954 | 2.6332 | 0.0034 |
| High inflammation | 68 | 23.764 | 12.1687 | 1.4757 | ||
| PDR20 | Low inflammation | 32 | 32.586 | 11.2144 | 1.9824 | 0.0034 |
| High inflammation | 68 | 24.602 | 10.6473 | 1.2912 | ||
| PDR30 | Low inflammation | 32 | 26.339 | 7.6357 | 1.3498 | 0.0170 |
| High inflammation | 68 | 21.714 | 7.7831 | 0.9438 | ||
| PDR60 | Low inflammation | 32 | 14.749 | 3.8186 | 0.6750 | 0.1105 |
| High inflammation | 68 | 12.906 | 3.9964 | 0.4846 | ||
| CPDR10 | Low inflammation | 32 | 2.348 | 1.5852 | 0.2802 | 0.0072 |
| High inflammation | 68 | 1.510 | 0.9802 | 0.1189 | ||
| CPDR15 | Low inflammation | 32 | 4.825 | 2.7483 | 0.4858 | 0.0076 |
| High inflammation | 68 | 3.255 | 1.9102 | 0.2316 | ||
| CPDR20 | Low inflammation | 32 | 7.500 | 3.6267 | 0.6411 | 0.0049 |
| High inflammation | 68 | 5.204 | 2.7542 | 0.3340 | ||
| CPDR30 | Low inflammation | 32 | 12.502 | 4.7985 | 0.8483 | 0.0028 |
| High inflammation | 68 | 9.136 | 4.0145 | 0.4868 | ||
| CPDR60 | Low inflammation | 32 | 22.255 | 6.4667 | 1.1432 | 0.0042 |
| High inflammation | 68 | 17.564 | 6.0341 | 0.7317 | ||