Table 1.

Laboratory and sonographic parameters of the population at entry

	Treated
	Not (36 patients)					Yes (35 patients)
	Mean	SD	Median	Minimum	Maximum	Mean	SD	Median	Minimum	Maximum
ALT1	61.25	9.7				61.3	13.6
Chol 2			133.5	59	190			132	89	200
Plts3			141	67	191			134	90	193
SLD at US4			134	122	151			133	120	146

ALT: alanine aminotransferase; Chol: total cholesterol; Plts: platelets; SLD: splenic longitudinal diameter; US: ultra sound; SD: standard deviation.

¹P = 0.97 at unpaired T test;

²P = 0.72 at Mann-Whitney (M-W) test;

³P = 0.15, at M-W test;

⁴P = 0.65 at M-W test.