Table 1.
The descriptive analysis of transaminases, APRI, AST/ALT index and elastography parameters for our sample.
| Parameters | Study group (n = 77) Mean ± SD (Median) |
Control group (n = 210) Mean ± SD (Median) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 10.44 ± 3.38 (11.00) | 11.29 ± 3.83 (11.00) | *0.0745 |
| Platelets (x103/µl) | 336.40 ± 90.12 (321.0) | 298.50 ± 67.27 (289.0) | *0.0005 |
| AST (UI) | 27.33 ± 23.62 (21.90) | 22.29 ± 10.96 (20.60) | *0.0065 |
| ALT (UI) | 26.50 ± 43.13 (18.10) | 13.64 ± 6.96 (12.40) | *<0.0001 |
| APRI | 0.22 ± 0.20 (0.17) | 0.20 ± 0.12 (0.1702) | *0.9827 |
| AST/ ALT | 1.37 ± 0.57 (1.31) | 1.74 ± 0.67 (1.628) | *<0.0001 |
| 2D-SWE (kPa) | 3.84 ± 0.35 (3.79) | 3.73 ± 0.48 (3.72) | 0.0314 |
| TE (kPa) | 4.23 ± 0.53 (4.15) | 3.80 ± 0.48 (3.89) | *<0.0001 |
| V median (m/s) | 1.18 ± 0.09 (1.160) | 1.09 ± 0.09 (1.09) | *<0.0001 |
ALT – alanine aminotransferase, AST – aspartate aminotransferase, CI – confidence interval, 2D-SWE – 2D-Shear Wave Elastography, TE – transient elastography, E – elasticity, kPa – Kilo Pascal, m/s – meter/second, n – number, SD – standard deviation, V – velocity * Mann-Whitney test was used.