Table 3.

Functional albumin parameters in different subjects groups.

Parameters	Control (n = 60)	NAFLD (n = 23)	Hepatitis (n = 37)	Cirrhosis
				Child-Pugh class A	Child-Pugh class B	Child-Pugh class C
				(n = 81)	(n = 30)	(n = 22)
IMAT	0.59 ± 0.06	0.42 ± 0.16∗	0.41 ± 0.12∗	0.51 ± 0.13∗⊿	0.38 ± 0.12∗†	0.22 ± 0.06∗#⊿
IMAT/albumin (10−2)	1.27 ± 0.15	0.88 ± 0.32∗	0.87 ± 0.24∗	1.25 ± 0.32#⊿	1.15 ± 0.35⊿	0.77 ± 0.22∗†§
TBS (108)	6.03 ± 0.36	5.69 ± 0.31	5.42 ± 0.22∗	5.34 ± 0.32∗#	5.97 ± 0.58⊿†	5.48 ± 0.46∗§
TBS/albumin (107)	1.30 ± 0.14	1.19 ± 0.09∗	1.18 ± 0.12∗	1.29 ± 0.15	1.86 ± 0.29∗#⊿†	1.88 ± 0.32∗#⊿†
H/L	0.76 ± 0.08	0.73 ± 0.03	0.69 ± 0.04∗#	0.72 ± 0.02	0.68 ± 0.04∗#	0.59 ± 0.10∗#†

Continuous variables are expressed as means ± standard deviation.

^∗ P < 0.01 compared with control group; ^# P < 0.01 compared with NAFLD group.

^⊿ P < 0.01 compared with hepatitis group; ^† P < 0.01 compared with Child-Pugh class A group.

^§ P < 0.01 compared with Child-Pugh class B group.