TABLE 1.
Baseline characteristics of patients with primary biliary cholangitis using fibrates.
| Variable | N = 27 |
|---|---|
| Age at diagnosis (years ± SD) | 48.9 ± 9.2 |
| Female | 100% |
| Autoantibody | |
| AMA-positive | 88.9% |
| ANA-positive | 85.2% |
| Symptoms at diagnosis | |
| Asymptomatic | 33.3% |
| Pruritus | 44.4% |
| Fatigue | 44.4% |
| Coexistent autoimmune diseases | |
| Hashimoto thyroiditis | 14.8% |
| Sjogren syndrome | 11.1% |
| CREST syndrome | 3.7% |
| Histological disease stage, n (%) | 20 (74.1) |
| Stage I | 25% |
| Stage II | 40% |
| Stage III | 25% |
| Stage IV | 10% |
| Follow-up time (months ± SD) | 67 ± 35 |
| Advanced PBC | 29.6% |
| Liver transplantation during follow-up | 3.7% |
| Death | 7.4% |