Table 3 Pre-treatment biochemical tests of patients with high and low grades of liver inflammation

Pre-treatment Biochemical tests

ALT in U/L (mean ± SD)

87

119.2 ± 76.6

508

85.6 ± 66.6

<0.01 ^a

AST in U/L (median & IQR)

17

69 (22–229)

104

42 (14–508)

0.17^b

Bilirubin in mg/dL (mean ± SD)

62

0.9 ± 0.3

370

0.9 ± 0.4

0.67^a

Alkaline phosphatase in U/L (mean ± SD)

61

203 ± 131.6

356

207.3 ± 98.7

0.78^a

Albumin in g/dL (mean ± SD)

29

3.0 ± 0.4

110

4.1 ± 0.4

0.04^a