Table 1.
Characteristics of patients.
| Variables | Values |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 55.14 ± 0.98 |
| Sex (male/female): n | 76/42 |
| Hepatocellular carcinoma (yes/no): n | 10/108 |
| Ascites (yes/no); n. | 52/66 |
| Hepatic encephalopathy (yes/no): n | 2/116 |
| Gastroesophageal varices (yes/no): n | 104/14 |
| Red blood cell (1012/L) | 3.15 ± 0.07 |
| Hemoglobin (g/L) | 89.68 ± 2.52 |
| White blood cell (109/L) | 4.16 ± 0.24 |
| Platelets count (109/L) | 91.11 ± 5.71 |
| Total bilirubin (umol/L) | 26.90 ± 2.37 |
| Albumin (g/L) | 32.92 ± 0.58 |
| Alanine aminotransferase (U/L) | 46.91 ± 10.91 |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L) | 60.64 ± 7.43 |
| Alkaline phosphatase (U/L) | 108.12 ± 6.93 |
| Gamma-glutamine transferase (U/L) | 134.29 ± 40.40 |
| Blood urea nitrogen (mmol/L) | 6.01 ± 0.32 |
| Creatinine (umol/L) | 63.72 ± 3.06 |
| Prothrombin time (seconds) | 16.00 ± 0.25 |
| Activated partial thromboplastin time (seconds) | 42.05 ± 0.63 |
| International normalized ratio | 1.29 ± 0.03 |
| Child-Pugh score | 7.09 ± 0.17 |
| Model for the end-stage of liver diseases score | 5.59 ± 0.47 |
| Hyaluronic acid (ng/mL) | 726.87 ± 168.58 |
| Laminin (ng/mL) | 141.76 ± 9.49 |
| Amino-terminal propeptide of type III procollagen (ng/mL) | 88.94 ± 10.75 |
| Collagen IV (ng/mL) | 157.32 ± 13.95 |
| Hyaluronic acid above the reference value: n. | 117 |
| Laminin above the reference value: n | 71 |
| Amino-terminal propeptide of type III procollagen above the reference value: n | 114 |
| Collagen IV above the reference value: n | 83 |