Table 1.

Characteristics of the patients (mean ± SD)

	Controls	Patients
Age	6 yr 9 mo	7 yr 8 mo
Sex	15 males	20 males
INR (%)	1.05 ± 0.09	1.35 ± 0.21
ALT (UI/L)	31.15 ± 13.83	25.45 ± 14.71
AST (UI/L)	37.23 ± 11.86	31.42 ± 11.90
GGT (UI/L)	16.46 ± 16.89	17.68 ± 18.40
Albumin (g/dL)	4.16 ± 0.48	3.88 ± 0.37
Bil/tot (mg/dL)	0.78 ± 0.13	0.81 ± 0.27
Bil/dir (mg/dL)	0.12 ± 0.11	0.18 ± 0.14
ALP (UI/L)	404.09 ± 154.90	515.97 ± 180.44

INR: International normalized ratio; ALT: Aspartate aminotransferase; AST: Alanine aminotransferase; GGT: γ-glutamyl transpeptidase; Bil/tot: Bilirubin/total; Bil/dir: Bilirubin/direct; ALP: Alkaline phosphatase.