Table 2.

Clinical data on non-cirrhotic patients with PBC who were and were not treated with UDCA.

	UDCA (+)	UDCA (−)	P value
Gender (M/F)	0/10	0/16	NS
Age (years)	60 ± 2	51 ± 3	NS
Total bilirubin (μmol/L)	22 ± 5	21 ± 9	NS
ALP (U/L)	292 ± 76	228 ± 38	NS
AST (U/L)	87 ± 24	51 ± 11	NS
Degree of fibrosis 0-1/2-3	3/7	11/5	0.027

Data shown are mean ±SE; NS: not statistically significant; P > 0.05.