Table 3.

Laboratory studies

Characteristics	Micronesian (n=40)	Non-Micronesian PI (n=142)	P-value
Mean AFP (SD)	24535.1 (68518)	22679 (74312)	0.89
Normal AFP (<20ng/dL) (%)	13/40 (32.5)	50/141 (35.5)	0.85
Mean bilirubin (SD)	2.6 (4.9)	2.4 (4.3)	0.84
Mean albumin (SD)	3.2 (0.75)	3.4 (0.66)	0.19
Mean prothrombin time (SD)	15.1 (2.6)	14.7 (2.1)	0.28
Mean INR (SD)	1.2 (0.28)	1.2 (0.21)	0.25
Mean platelet (103/cc) (SD)	180.2 (122.9)	184.3 (92.4)	0.82
Mean creatinine (SD)	1.26 (1.23)	1.1 (0.74)	0.39
Mean AST (SD)	108 (165.8)	100.3 (84.8)	0.69
Mean ALT (SD)	60 (39.7)	73.9 (63.9)	0.22
Mean Cholesterol (SD)	188.5 (70.3)	174.4 (57.3)	0.50
Mean Triglycerides (SD)	89.8 (35.4)	123.1 (57.5)	0.07
FIB4 (SD)	5.3 (4.1)	5.0 (3.9)	0.67
APRI (SD)	0.8 (0.76)	0.7 (0.77)	0.67

AFP, Alpha-fetoprotein; INR, International Normalized Ratio; AST, Aspartate Aminotransferase; ALT, Alanine Aminotransferase; FIB4, Fibrosis-4; APRI, AST to Platelet Ratio Index