Table 2c. Laboratory parameters of patients with chronic liver diseases.

Laboratory parameter	All patients n=360/392	Test cohort n=275/307	Validation cohort n=85/85	P-value
AST (U/ml) median (IQR)	42.5 (29.0;68.0)	39.0 (27.0;64.0)	53.0 (34.0;75.0)	0.004
ALT (U/ml); median (IQR)	52.0 (33.0;93.5)	50.5 (31.0;91.0)	59.0 (40.0;115.5)	0.057
GGT (U/ml); median (IQR)	80.0 (38.0;186.0)	80.0 (37.0;208.0)	84.0 (45.5;166.0)	0.817
Albumin (mg/dl); median (IQR)	44.0 (41.0; 46.4)	43.5 (39.9;46.3)	45.0 (43.0;47.0)	0.016
Total bilirubin (mg/dl); median (IQR)	0.7 (0.5;1.0)	0.7 (0.5;1.1)	0.64 (0.46;0.86)	0.033
Platelet count (G/L); median (IQR)	221.5 (180.0;276.8)	224.0 (181.0;285.0)	212.0 (172.0;250.5)	0.106
MELD score; median (IQR)	7.2 (6.4;8.5)	7.5 (6.4;8.5)	6.9 (6.4;7.8)	0.049