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Published in final edited form as: J Hepatol. 2010 May 31;53(3):551–557. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2010.03.029

Table 2. Clinical laboratory parameters.

INR: International Normalized ratio; % CDT: percentage of carbohydrate deficient transferrin.

	Alcoholic Liver Disease (ALD) (n = 40)	Active drinkers w/o liver disease (AD) (n = 26)	Healthy Subjects (HS) (n = 28)	Overall p value
WBC K/mm³ [4.5-11]	6.3 (3.6-15.4)	6.1 (4-9.5)	5.7 (4.5-10.4)	0.06
Hb mg/dL [12-16]	13 (9.2-17.2)^a	14 (11-16.5)^b	14.5 (11.8-17.3)^b	<.02
Platelets K/mm³ [130-400]	206 (55-403)^a	254 (167-422)^b	242 (167-449)^{a, b}	<.02
AST U/L [15-37]	70.5 (47-350)^a	28 (15-37)^b	26 (14-37)^b	<.0001
ALT U/L [5-37]	38 (14-211)^a	24 (14-33)^b	26 (12-36)^b	<.0001
Total bilirubin mg/dL [0.3-1.3]	1.4 (0.5-7.3)^a	0.7 (0.5-1.3)^b	1 (0.6-1.3)^b	<.0001
Alkaline Phosphatase U/L [35-115]	121 (52-425)^a	62 (44-89)^b	62 (34-99)^b	<.0001
Albumin g/dL [3.2-4.6]	3.4 (2.4-4.3)^a	4 (3.4-4.7)^b	4 (3.1-4.5)^b	<.0001
INR [0.75-1.19]	1.1 (0.9-1.8)^a	0.9 (0.8-1.1)^b	1 (0.9-1.1)^b	<.0001
Creatinine mg/dL [0.44-1.4]	0.8 (0.5-1.39)	0.9 (0.62-1.2)	0.9 (0.6-1.2)	0.06
%CDT	3.9 (1.9-8.7)^a	3.8 (1.6-6.9)^a	2.6 (1.4-3.8)^b	<.02
Folate ng/mL [3.5-16.1]	16.5 (0.4-20)^a	14.8 (4.8-20)^a	20 (9-20)^b	<.05
Vitamin B12 pg/mL [200-600]	667 (288-1733)^a	473 (220-2000)^b	505 (322-1850)^b	<.02
Vitamin B6 nmol/L [15-120]	44.5 (8.6-187.4)^a	71.7 (22.4-195.8)^b	83.6 (15-299)^b	<.02