Table 2.

Laboratory findings in the type C cirrhotic and non-C cirrhotic patients (n, mean±SD)

	Type C cirrhosis	Type C cirrhosis submitted to splenectomy	Non-C cirrhosis
RBC (×104/μL)	379 ± 61	374 ± 65	381 ± 63
WBC (/μL)	3 652 ± 1 080	5 855 ± 1 5951	3 832 ± 1 048
Platelet (×104/μL)	8.2 ± 2.9	16.1 ± 4.91	9.2 ± 3.4
> 15.0	0	9	1
10.0-14.9	5	6	6
< 9.9	19	2	13
ALT (IU/L)	58.2 ± 25.3	51.1 ± 35.2	40.6 ± 23.8
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	1.4 ± 1.2	0.9 ± 0.31	2.3 ± 1.8
Albumin (g/L)	37 ± 4	37 ± 6	34 ± 8
r-globulin (g/L)	21 ± 0.5	22 ± 6	20 ± 9
IgG (mg/ dL)	2 454 ± 693	no assay	2 220 ± 877
HCV RNA (kcopies/mL)	523 ± 403	198 ± 2512
Splenic index (cm2)
-19	6cases		5 cases
20-29	11cases		9 cases
30 – 39	6 cases		5 cases
40-	1case		3 cases

ALT: alanine aminotransferase. 1: Significant difference compared with the type C cirrhosis with an intact spleen and non-C cirrhosis. 2: Significant difference compared with the type C cirrhosis with an intact spleen.