Table 3.

Levels of albumin, prealbumin and total bilirubin in the two groups at different time points after transplantation

Liver function	Group	1 wk	1 mo	3 mo	6 mo	12 mo	24 mo
Serum albumin (g/L)1	Control	29.2 ± 2.5	29.8 ± 2.8	30.3 ± 2.2	30.4 ± 3.3	29.7 ± 4.3	28.8 ± 3.4
	BM-MNCs	28.4 ± 2.7	30.2 ± 3.2	33.5 ± 3.6	33.9 ± 3.5	34.5 ± 4.2	30.7 ± 3.8
	P value	0.357	0.669	0.002	0.002	0.001	0.096
Prealbumin (mg/L)1	Control	92.5 ± 25.9	101.4 ± 28.7	111.1 ± 27.7	113.6 ± 26.5	115.0 ± 23.9	97.4 ± 17.7
	BM-MNCs	91.1 ± 23.2	118.3 ± 25.3	139.8 ± 25.9	138.1 ± 24.6	139.9 ± 25.3	107.9 ± 22.7
	P value	0.86	0.047	0.001	0.003	0.003	0.122
Total bilirubin (mmol/L)1	Control	51.3 ± 15.6	47.3 ± 16.5	45.6 ± 19.9	43.0 ± 20.8	38.7 ± 16.6	36.6 ± 14.2
	BM-MNCs	50.9 ± 12.6	44.2 ± 13.5	36.9 ± 9.7	32.2 ± 10.6	29.3 ± 9.7	32.7 ± 10.7
	P value	0.92	0.496	0.048	0.022	0.018	0.294

Data are expressed as the mean ± SD.

¹t test. BM-MNCs: Bone marrow mononuclear cells.