Table 3.

Comparison of liver function tests among patients with CHB.

Variable	CHB	Cirrhosis	Hepatoma
ALT (mean±SD, IU/L)	76.3±195.7	53.4±43.1	49.4±57.3
Albumin (mean±SD, g/dL)	4.2±0.7	3.1±0.7*	3.6±0.5*
Bilirubin (mean±SD, mg/dL)	1.5±3.3	2.9±3.7*	1.3±1.4

^*p< 0.05 vs. CHB using One-way ANOVA test.