Table 3.
Baseline characteristics at 8 weeks.
| Characteristics | Observation group | Control group |
t | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALT (U/L) | 56.7 ± 14.6 | 60.4 ± 16.4 | 0.849 | 0.115 |
| AST (U/L) | 70.5 ± 20.8 | 74.3 ± 22.9 | 0.641 | 0.189 |
| TBIL (umol /L) | 127.3 ± 39.8 | 196.3 ± 70.1 | 2.942 | 0.001★ |
| PTA (%) | 50.2 ± 10.8 | 38.3 ±9.6 | 1.843 | 0.015★ |
| ALB (g/L) | 33.6 ± 7.9 | 28.6 ±6.7 | 2.093 | 0.032★ |
| CTP points | 6.8 ± 2.3 | 8.9 ± 3.2 | 1.085 | 0.037★ |
| MELD points | 14.6 ± 3.7 | 18.5 ± 4.1 | 1.867 | 0.026★ |
All values are expressed as mean ± SD. ★Statistical significant difference between groups.