Table 1. Background characteristics of subjects.

characters	HBV-induced cirrhosis	HVs
NO.	34	18
Gender, male/female	23/11	12/6
Age (years)	49.82 ± 9.44	50.61 ± 7.04
Alanine transaminase (ALT), U/L	25.34 ± 8.94	14.89 ± 5.41
Aspartate transaminase (AST), U/L	34.19 ± 10.25	14.78 ± 3.59
Albumin (ALB), g/L	40.59 ± 6.63	43.78 ± 9.26
A/G ratio	1.33 ± 0.36	1.86 ± 0.25
Total bilirubin (TB), μmol/L	23.31 ± 12.84	14.06 ± 4.32
Direct bilirubin (DB), μmol/L	6.87 ± 5.35	5.18 ± 1.36
Indirect bilirubin (IB), μmol/L	16.44 ± 8.27	8.87 ± 3.01
γ-glutamyl transferase (GGT), U/L	67.74 ± 10.73	ND
Total bile acid (TBA), μmol/L	19.66 ± 4.78	ND
Cholinesterase (CHE), U/L	6683 ± 3061	ND
Prothrombin time activity (PTA), %	89.04 ± 17.10	ND

Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.

A/G, albumin/globulin.

ND not determined.