Table I.

Baseline characteristics of the patients recruited to the present study (n=28).

Characteristic	Mean ± standard deviation, or number
Age (years)	70.46±12.00
Gender (male/female)	12/16
AST (IU/l)	41.43±19.40
ALT (IU/l)	36.14±20.48
Hb (g/dl)	12.54±2.18
PLT (×104)	15.26±8.55
Fib-4	5.28±5.19
ALB (mg/dl)	3.80±0.42
AFP (ng/ml)	4.90 (3.08, 8.93)
eGFR (ml/m/1.73 m2)	70.54±23.95
Hepatocellular carcinoma (yes/no)	6/22

AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; Hb, hemoglobin; PLT, platelet count; Fib-4, fibrosis-4 score; ALB, serum albumin; AFP, α-fetoprotein; eGFR, estimate glomerular filtration rate.