Table 1.
Clinically healthy | Clinically ill | ||
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Subclinically affected n = 122 | n = 51 | ||
Normal n = 69Normal histology NL, n = 69 | Abnormal histology PH, n = 37 (AH, n = 20, CH, n = 17) RH, n = 85 | Abnormal histology PH, n = 45 (AH, n = 7, CH, n = 38) RH, n = 6 | |
ALT (U/L, median and range) |
33 (17–197) n = 68 |
40 (5–575) n = 122 |
376 (14–1,369) n = 46 |
ALP (U/L, median and range) |
23 (8–109) n = 68 |
27 (12–478) n = 121 |
381 (20–1,500) n = 49 |
BA (μmol/L, median and range) |
2 (0–16) n = 69 |
2 (0–146) n = 120 |
36 (1–325) n = 44 |
AH, acute hepatitis; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; BA, bile acids; CH, chronic hepatitis; NL, normal liver; PH, primary hepatitis; RH, nonspecific reactive hepatitis.