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. 2013 Oct 23;2013:148526. doi: 10.1155/2013/148526

Table 10.

Serum adipokine levels in patients with ALD according to the presence of the disease complications.

Ascites P
Absent (n = 58) Present (n = 89)
Median 95% CI 25–75 P Median 95% CI 25–75 P
Acrp30 µg/mL 16.94 14.78–23.04 10.16–29.62 23.33 17.93–37.81 14.55–74.20 0.013
Leptin ng/mL 10.47 8.42–11.89 6.34–15.13 6.80 4.40–9.88 2.20–13.32 0.054
Resistin ng/mL 17.15 11.62–24.88 9.33–32.27 16.75 15.13–18.54 11.36–28.08 0.70

Hepatic encephalopathy P
Absent (n = 127) Present (n = 20)
Median 95% CI 25–75 P Median 95% CI 25–75 P

Acrp30 µg/mL 17.93 16.08–23.38 11.76–41.82 55.65 23.11–164.21 22.62–164.55 0.003
Leptin ng/mL 8.82 6.80–10.49 2.75–14.27 6.42 3.06–12.63 2.76–13.33 0.54
Resistin ng/mL 16.37 14.39–18.91 10.30–29.69 18.17 16.03–20.86 15.83–21.36 0.55

Oesophageal varices P
Absent (n = 60) Present (n = 87)
Median 95% CI 25–75 P Median 95% CI 25–75 P

Acrp30 µg/mL 17.55 15.20–23.11 11.76–31.42 23.61 17.91–33.14 14.68–51.66 0.16
Leptin ng/mL 8.88 3.66–11.88 2.00–13.94 8.38 5.97–10.13 3.23–13.56 0.69
Resistin ng/mL 18.73 14.40–22.34 9.09–27.24 15.83 13.46–17.53 11.14–28.31 0.59

Cholestasis P
Absent (n = 117) Present (n = 30)
Median 95% CI 25–75 P Median 95% CI 25–75 P

Acrp30 µg/mL 18.22 16.33–29.60 10.60–68.81 20.10 14.13–25.37 11.76–41.45 0.77
Leptin ng/mL 8.94 7.03–10.69 3.84–15.14 5.23 2.27–10.92 2.00–11.90 0.07
Resistin ng/mL 15.29 13.37–16.99 9.28–26.81 19.74 17.11–31.21 13.46–33.87 0.02

Renal dysfunction P
Creatinine < 1.3 mg/dL (n = 125) Creatinine ≥ 1.3 mg/dL (n = 22)
Median 95% CI 25–75 P Median 95% CI 25–75 P

Acrp30 µg/mL 18.22 16.65–24.07 11.50–44.27 22.63 17.03–46.19 16.33–161.19 0.12
Leptin ng/mL 9.23 6.80–10.91 3.11–15.00 7.56 2.00–9.08 2.00–10.09 0.18
Resistin ng/mL 16.18 13.46–17.87 10.23–26.08 29.22 16.98–39.77 16.75–63.53 0.001