Clinical and biochemical data in control subjects and in patients with cirrhosis
| Controls (n=12) | Cirrhosis (n=20) | p Value | |
| Age (y) | 52.6 (4.3) [32–76] | 51 (2.3) [34–67] | NS |
| Sex (M/F) | 8/4 | 13/7 | NS |
| Body height (cm) | 169 (3.3) [150–193] | 171 (2.0) [157–190] | NS |
| Body weight (kg) | 67 (5.9) [40–115] | 70 (3.8) [49–115] | NS |
| Child-Turcotte (A/B/C) | 5/6/9 | ||
| Haemoglobin (mmol/l, 7.5–10.9)1-151 | 8.8 (0.5) [7.1–10.5] | 7.3 (0.3) [5.3–9.2] | <0.05 |
| S-albumin (μmol/l, 540–800) | 609 (28) [524–685] | 456 (20) [295–670] | <0.01 |
| S-aspartate aminotransferase (U/l, 10–40) | 23 (3) [14–31] | 96 (17) [23–357] | <0.01 |
| S-bilirubin (μmol/l, 2–17) | 11 (3) [5–21] | 53 (12) [5–201] | <0.01 |
| S-alkaline phosphatase (U/l, 50–275) | 234 (39 [134–364] | 598 (168) [132–3585] | <0.01 |
| Coagulation factors 2, 7, 10 | 1.02 (0.08) [0.72–1.30] | 0.63 (0.05) [0.24–1.13] | <0.01 |
| (index, 0.70–1.30) | |||
| S-Na (mmol/l, 136–146) | 141 (1) [137–144] | 134 (1) [125–141] | <0.01 |
| S-creatinine (μmol/l, 49–121) | 79 (9) [48–104] | 76 (50) [45–678] | NS |
Values are mean (SEM) [range].
↵1-151 Unit and reference interval.