TABLE 2.
medians of the different tiEF TF isoforms
| Abnormal samples (n = 247) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLD (n = 72) | LTx (n = 175) | MWU | ||||
| TF isoform | Range (%) | Median (%) | SD | Median (%) | SD | P value |
| Asialo | 0.0‐3.2 | 0.94 | 1.02 | 1.24 | 0.79 | .001 |
| Mono | 0.0‐5.0 | 4.84 | 2.52 | 2.02 | 1.74 | .000 |
| Di | 3.3‐7.6 | 5.25 | 1.21 | 5.27 | 1.39 | .588 |
| Tri | 4.9‐10.6 | 10.40 | 3.07 | 11.84 | 2.25 | <.001 |
| Tetra | 47.3‐62.7 | 52.63 | 6.71 | 52.67 | 5.72 | .476 |
| Penta | 18.7‐31.5 | 20.78 | 3.94 | 19.95 | 3.44 | .038 |
Abbreviations: CLD, chronic liver disease, LTx, liver transplantation, MWU: Mann‐Whitney U test; TF, transferrin.