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. 2021 Apr 27;13(4):433–455. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v13.i4.433

Table 8.

Bile acids concentrations and indices in controls and patients with specific liver disease subtype1

BA (µmol/L) or BA indices
Controls
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis B
Laennec cirrhosis
Primary biliary cholangitis
Primary sclerosing cholangitis
Autoimmune Hepatitis
α-1 antitrypsin deficiency
NASH
Carcinoma
Cryptogenic cirrhosis
Elevated LFT
n = 103
n = 71
n = 15
n = 117
n = 12
n = 17
n = 27
n = 6
n = 56
n = 26
n = 11
n = 22
mean
SE
mean
SE
mean
SE
mean
SE
mean
SE
mean
SE
mean
SE
mean
SE
mean
SE
mean
SE
mean
SE
mean
SE
Total BA 9.30 0.33 53.3a 9.96 13.7a 5.23 62.0a 9.44 237a 69.8 124a 27.4 71.9a 15.2 25.4a 6.79 29.8a 4.31 90.9a 26.7 56.0a 16.3 106a 69.3
Total CDCA 2.52 0.13 27.0a 4.89 6.76a 4.16 30.0a 4.25 28.6a 9.99 39.4a 10.7 29.2a 8.46 9.14a 3.12 13.6a 2.33 31.9a 8.76 27.7a 7.39 31.3a 18.8
Total CA 0.44 0.03 3.05a 0.54 1.16a 0.70 4.00a 1.02 5.07a 2.27 6.47a 2.25 1.96a 0.39 2.44a 0.85 1.65a 0.23 3.54a 1.11 2.70a 0.59 5.55a 3.09
% DCA 31.1 0.68 16.2a 1.27 19.9a 3.26 13.1a 0.95 7.99a 2.22 9.01a 1.86 15.6a 1.43 18.9 4.23 15.7a 1.22 14.9a 1.43 7.93a 2.68 17.4a 3.07
% HDCA 0.07 0.01 0.02a 0.00 0.06 0.02 0.02a 0.01 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.03 1.21 0.05 0.01 0.06 0.02 0.04 0.03 0.05 0.04
% MDCA 0.64 0.04 0.19a 0.04 0.38 0.08 0.16a 0.03 0.15a 0.07 0.18a 0.06 0.22a 0.05 0.38 0.16 0.49 0.21 0.16a 0.05 0.07a 0.01 1.34 0.98
Total G-amidated 7.59 0.29 44.8a 9.11 11.6a 4.52 50.8a 8.26 210a 60.4 106a 24.0 61.8a 13.5 16.3a 4.58 26.0a 4.01 78.1a 24.5 49.2a 14.9 86.8a 58.2
Total unsulfated 0.94 0.05 7.69a 1.43 1.62a 0.38 7.94a 1.21 17.6a 8.66 6.21a 1.13 6.06a 1.44 3.82a 1.21 4.64a 0.65 13.0a 3.16 3.58a 0.58 13.0a 9.22
Total sulfated 8.35 0.31 45.6a 8.73 12.1a 4.96 54.1a 8.59 219a 62.0 117a 26.5 65.9a 14.7 21.6a 6.11 25.2a 4.04 77.9a 24.2 52.4a 16.0 92.9a 60.2
Total di-OH 7.30 0.29 41.0a 7.98 10.6a 4.41 49.05a 7.97 214a 62.50 111a 25.9 60.9a 13.7 15.9a 4.72 23.2a 3.87 71.9a 23.0 50.3a 16.0 91.0a 61.0
Total tri-OH 0.82 0.04 8.61a 1.63 1.82a 0.80 8.59a 1.54 12.48a 6.02 9.28a 2.44 4.83a 0.76 5.24a 1.83 4.27a 0.66 13.8a 3.62 3.92a 0.65 10.8a 6.50
Total non-12α-OH 5.67 0.20 41.8a 7.46 10.3a 4.52 50.8a 7.85 224a 66.9 113a 26.5 62.3a 14.2 19.4a 5.59 23.8a 3.74 75.7a 22.1 51.1a 16.1 94.7a 66.1
12α-OH/non12α-OH 0.65 0.02 0.37a 0.05 0.51 0.08 0.31a 0.02 0.15a 0.05 0.29a 0.05 0.33a 0.04 0.40 0.07 0.34a 0.02 0.28a 0.03 0.22a 0.05 0.37a 0.06
% 12α-OH 36.7 0.62 22.8a 1.28 31.1 2.9 21.3a 1.0 10.8a 2.69% 18.8a 2.6 22a 1.69 27.1 3.18 23.5a 1.14 20.6a 1.55 16.2a 2.88 24.8a 2.8
% non-12α-OH 63.3 0.62 77.2a 1.28 68.9 2.9 78.7a 1.0 89.2a 2.69 81.2a 2.6 78.0a 1.69 72.9 3.18 76.5a 1.14 79.4a 155 83.8a 2.88 75.2a 2.8
Total primary 3.34 0.15 35.6a 6.23 8.58a 4.93 38.6a 5.47 41.1a 15.6 48.6a 12.6 34.1a 8.91 14.4a 4.33 17.9a 2.70 45.7a 12.1 31.6a 7.89 42.1a 23.9
Primary/secondary 0.69 0.03 3.70a 0.55 1.52a 0.59 4.33a 0.60 0.30 0.10 2.88a 0.68 2.09a 0.60 1.26 0.26 2.28a 0.30 2.32a 0.40 6.43a 2.09 1.70a 0.43
% Primary 36.7 0.70 60.2a 1.99 47.0a 3.93 60.9a 1.7 18.0a 2.97 51.6a 5.09 50.1a 2.77 50.3 5.43 52.8a 2.21 56.1a 3.25 68.2a 5.80 49.3a 4.6
% Secondary 63.3 0.70 39.8a 1.99 53.0a 3.93 39.1a 1.7 82.0a 2.97 48.4a 5.09 49.9 a 2.77 49.7 5.43 47.2a 2.21 43.9a 3.25 31.8a 5.80 50.7a 4.6
1

Bile acids with receiver operating characteristic (ROC)-areas under the ROC curve > 0.7 were included in this table.

a

Significant difference between each specific liver disease subtype vs controls (P < 0.05).

BA: Bile acids; G: Glycine; CDCA: Chenodeoxycholic acid; CA: Cholic acid; DCA: Deoxycholic acid; HDCA: Hyodeoxycholic acid; MDCA: Murideoxycholic acid.