Table 1.
Demographic and laboratory characteristics of trauma control and acute alcohol-associated hepatitis (AAH) patients.
| Control | AAH | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| n = 35 | n = 34 | ||
| Gender (%) | p < 0.01 | ||
| Female | 10 (33.3) | 5 (14.7) | |
| Male | 25 (66.7) | 29 (85.3) | |
| Mean age (years) | 44.2 | 43.4 | p = 0.75 |
| Race/ethnicity (%) | p = 0.22 | ||
| White | 9 (25.7) | 21 (26.5) | |
| Black or African American | 5 (14.3) | 6 (8.8) | |
| Latino or Hispanic | 15 (42.9) | 32 (58.8) | |
| Asian Pacific Islander | 4 (11.4) | – | |
| Other/unknown | 2 (5.7) | 2 (5.9) | |
| Median lab values at presentation | p < 0.01 | ||
| AST (U/L) | 32.5 | 153 | |
| ALT (U/L) | 28 | 48 | |
| Total Bilirubin (mg/dL) | 0.5 | 12.0 | |
| INR | 1.0 | 1.7 |
AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, INR international normalized ratio.