Table 2.
Clinical features, laboratory results, and imaging findings.
| Total N = 392 | AGR > 1.02 N = 179 | AGR ≤ 1.02 N = 213 | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symptoms and signs (n, % or mean ± SD) | ||||
| Fever | 340 (87.2%) | 150 (83.8%) | 190 (89.2%) | 0.116 |
| Chill | 197 (50.3%) | 91 (50.8%) | 106 (49.8%) | 0.832 |
| Abdominal pain | 172 (43.9%) | 75 (41.9%) | 97 (45.5%) | 0.469 |
| Nausea | 91 (23.2%) | 38 (21.2%) | 53 (24.9%) | 0.393 |
| Vomit | 60 (16.3%) | 25 (14.0%) | 35 (16.4%) | 0.499 |
| Fatigue | 69 (17.6%) | 25 (14.0%) | 44 (20.7%) | 0.083 |
| Temperature (°C) | 37.3 ± 1.1 | 37.2 ± 1.1 | 37.4 ± 1.0 | 0.048 |
| Respiratory rate (/min) | 19.8 ± 1.8 | 19.9 ± 1.9 | 19.8 ± 1.7 | 0.854 |
| Heart rate (/min) | 85.1 ± 12.9 | 84.5 ± 13.5 | 85.6 ± 12.5 | 0.387 |
| Mean arterial pressure (mmHg) | 90.5 ± 25.3 | 92.2 ± 27.6 | 89.2 ± 23.2 | 0.247 |
| Laboratory results (mean ± SD) | ||||
| Leucocytes ( × 109/L) | 11.2 ± 5.7 | 10.2 ± 5.3 | 12.0 ± 6.0 | 0.002 |
| Neutrophils ( × 109/L) | 9.1 ± 5.5 | 8.3 ± 5.1 | 9.8 ± 5.7 | 0.007 |
| Lymphocytes ( × 109/L) | 1.3 ± 0.6 | 1.3 ± 0.7 | 1.2 ± 0.6 | 0.351 |
| Hemoglobin (g/L) | 111.6 ± 19.3 | 117.3 ± 17.7 | 106.9 ± 19.4 | <0.001 |
| Platelet count ( × 109/L) | 223.7 ± 125.3 | 221.1 ± 125.2 | 225.9 ± 125.7 | 0.705 |
| ALT (U/L) | 63.9 ± 98.7 | 64.5 ± 71.5 | 63.4 ± 117.1 | 0.912 |
| AST (U/L) | 54.9 ± 129.1 | 49.1 ± 48.8 | 59.8 ± 169.6 | 0.415 |
| ALP (U/L) | 195.0 ± 134.5 | 158.4 ± 103.1 | 225.9 ± 149.6 | <0.001 |
| GGT (U/L) | 168.7 ± 156.5 | 143.8 ± 138.6 | 189.7 ± 167.6 | 0.003 |
| TBIL (μmol/L) | 20.9 ± 24.7 | 21.7 ± 30.5 | 20.3 ± 18.6 | 0.587 |
| DBIL (μmol/L) | 11.2 ± 17.4 | 11.3 ± 20.9 | 11.1 ± 13.7 | 0.902 |
| Cr (umol/L) | 67.1 ± 47.4 | 69.6 ± 50.4 | 65.0 ± 44.7 | 0.345 |
| BUN (mmol/L) | 5.2 ± 3.1 | 5.0 ± 2.7 | 5.3 ± 3.3 | 0.337 |
| PT (s) | 14.5 ± 1.8 | 14.1 ± 1.4 | 14.8 ± 2.1 | <0.001 |
| APTT (s) | 39.0 ± 5.9 | 38.0 ± 4.9 | 39.7 ± 6.6 | 0.004 |
| INR | 1.16 ± 0.20 | 1.12 ± 0.12 | 1.19 ± 0.21 | <0.001 |
| FIB (g/L) | 5.9 ± 1.9 | 5.8 ± 1.8 | 6.0 ± 1.9 | 0.226 |
| Imaging findings (n, % or mean ± SD) | ||||
| Gas formation | 66 (16.8%) | 23 (12.8%) | 43 (20.2%) | 0.053 |
| Abscess number | ||||
| Single lesion | 291 (74.2%) | 136 (76.0%) | 155 (72.8%) | 0.469 |
| Multiple lesions | 101 (25.8%) | 43 (24.0%) | 58 (27.2%) | |
| Maximal diameter of abscess (cm) | 6.7 ± 2.8 | 6.0 ± 2.5 | 7.3 ± 3.0 | <0.001 |
| Abscess site | N = 345 | N = 154 | N = 191 | |
| Left lobe | 46 (13.3%) | 23 (14.9%) | 23 (12.0%) | 0.555 |
| Right lobe | 255 (73.9%) | 114 (74.0%) | 141 (73.8%) | |
| BOTH-LOBES | 44 (12.8%) | 17 (11.0%) | 27 (14.1%) | |
PLA, pyogenic liver abscess; AGR, Albumin/Globulin Ratio; ALT, alanine transaminase; AST, aspartate transaminase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; GGT, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase; TBIL, total bilirubin; DBIL, direct bilirubin; Cr, creatinine; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; PT, prothrombin time; APTT, activated partial thromboplastin time; INR, international normalized ratio; FIB, fibrinogen. Bold values: P < 0.05.