Table 2.
Characteristics of the Study Population According to RAI in Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis.
| Parameters | Mean ± SD |
P value | Significance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAI present (n = 26) | No RAI (n = 22) | |||
| Age (years) | 35.61 ± 8.11 | 39.23 ± 10.90 | >0.05 | NS |
| Hb (gm/dl) | 8.92 ± 2.34 | 9.41 ± 2.37 | >0.05 | NS |
| TLC (cumm) | 18241.54 ± 8402.03 | 16448.18 ± 12120.89 | >0.05 | NS |
| Platelets (lakh/ml) | 1.38 ± 0.65 | 1.53 ± 1.12 | >0.05 | NS |
| PT (sec) | 31.10 ± 14.20 | 24.75 ± 5.71 | <0.05 | Sig |
| INR (%) | 2.80 ± 1.17 | 2.21 ± 0.68 | <0.05 | Sig |
| Protein (gm/dl) | 6.11 ± 0.98 | 6.17 ± 0.79 | >0.05 | NS |
| Albumin (gm/dl) | 2.68 ± 0.58 | 2.77 ± 0.31 | >0.05 | NS |
| Globulin (gm/dl) | 3.42 ± 0.96 | 3.45 ± 0.78 | >0.05 | NS |
| Bilirubin (mg/dl) | 19.83 ± 9.70 | 18.30 ± 8.40 | >0.05 | NS |
| Direct B (mg/dl) | 8.87 ± 4.74 | 9.00 ± 4.05 | >0.05 | NS |
| AST (U/L) | 151.88 ± 69.94 | 162.77 ± 87.18 | >0.05 | NS |
| ALT (U/L) | 56.77 ± 28.86 | 51.20 ± 41.57 | >0.05 | NS |
| Urea (mg/dl) | 66.54 ± 63.95 | 72.34 ± 62.13 | >0.05 | NS |
| Creatinine (mg/dl) | 2.11 ± 1.81 | 2.21 ± 1.92 | >0.05 | NS |
| DF | 102.11 ± 68.88 | 70.07 ± 26.61 | <0.05 | Sig |
| MELD (unit) | 33.33 ± 9.42 | 31.16 ± 9.07 | >0.05 | NS |
SD, Standard Deviation; RAI, Relative Adrenal Insufficiency; NS, Not Significant; Sig, Significant; Model for End-stage Liver Disease(MELD); TLC, Total Leucocyte Count.