Table 1.

Demographic, Biochemical Characteristics, Αutoantibodies and IL-6 Level of All Subject

	Patients (n=102)	Control (n=103)	P
Gender
Female	28 (27.5%)	48.0 (46.6%)	0.005*
Male	74 (72.5%)	55.0 (53.4%)
Age	45.42 ± 10.01	28.9 ± 8.4	<0.001*
TLC	5.35 (2.20 – 33.0)	5.6 (4.2 – 10.1)	0.013*
Creatinin	0.90 ± 0.24	0.8 ± 0.2	<0.001*
Hemoglobin	13.06 ± 1.92	13.2 ± 0.9	0.64
AST	46.50 (12.0 – 209.0)	23.0 (10.0 – 40.0)	<0.001*
ALT	51.0 (12.0 – 318.0)	22.0 (10.0 – 37.0)	<0.001*
Alb	4.22 ± 0.61	4.45 ± 0.30	0.001*
Platelet	210.54 ± 61.03	265.22 ± 56.70	<0.001*
TSH	2.20 (0.03 – 36.49)	2.0 (0.40 – 4.20)	0.616
AFP	3.10 (1.20 – 2109.0)	2.0 (0.90 – 8.0)	<0.001*
ANA
Less than 1:80	78 (76.5%)	98.0 (95.1%)	<0.001*
1:80	18 (17.6%)	5.0 (4.9%)
1:160	6 (5.9%)	0.0 (0.0%)
AMA
Less than 1:20	94 (92.2%)	103.0 (100.0%)	0.004*
1:20	5 (4.9%)	0.0 (0.0%)
1:40	3 (2.9%)	0.0 (0.0%)
ASMA
Less than 1:20	85 (83.3%)	103.0 (100.0%)	<0.001*
1:20	13 (12.7%)	0.0 (0.0%)
1:40	3 (2.9%)	0.0 (0.0%)
1:80	1 (1.0%)	0.0 (0.0%)
ARA
Less than 1:20	99 (97.1%)	103.0 (100.0%)	0.126
1:20	1 (1.0%)	0.0 (0.0%)
1:40	2 (2.0%)	0.0 (0.0%)
ABBA
Less than Jan-20	102 (100.0%)	103.0 (100.0%)	-
1:20	0 (0.0%)	0.0 (0.0%)
1:40	0 (0.0%)	0.0 (0.0%)
APCA
Less than 1:20	84 (82.4%)	103.0 (100.0%)	<0.001*
1:20	11 (10.8%)	0.0 (0.0%)
1:40	6 (5.9%)	0.0 (0.0%)
1:80	1 (1.0%)	0.0 (0.0%)
Anti ribosomal ab
Less than 1:20	102 (100.0%)	103.0 (100.0%)	-
1:20	0 (0.0%)	0.0 (0.0%)
1:40	0 (0.0%)	0.0 (0.0%)
Anticanalicular Antibody
Less than 1:20	94 (92.2%)	103.0 (100.0%)	0.003*
1:20	6 (5.9%)	0.0 (0.0%)
1:40	2 (2.0%)	0.0 (0.0%)
IL-6	29 (4.0 – 1086.0)	29.3 (3.70 – 139.0)	0.028*

Qualitative data were described using number and percent and was compared using Chi square test; while normally quantitative data was expressed in mean ± SD and was compared using student t-test; abnormally distributed data was expressed in median (Min. - Max.) and was compared using Mann Whitney test;

^*Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05