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Table 3 Patient’s general characteristics and laboratory parameter by outcome in cases of non-acetaminophen induced acute liver failure

From: Serum sodium based modification of the MELD does not improve prediction of outcome in acute liver failure

 

INR

Bilirubin [mg/dl]

Creatinine [mg/dl]

Sodium [mmol/l]

MELD

UKELD

MELD-Na

SR

N

50

50

50

49

50

49

49

 

Mean

1.8

14.6

1.34

138.20

23.92

58.85

24.82

 

Standart deviation

0.45

9.44

1.19

4.41

4.87

4.52

4.86

 

Standar error

0.07

1.33

0.17

0.63

0.69

0.65

0.69

 

Median

1.74

15.65

0.99

138.00

24.00

60

25

 

Skewness

1.02

0.24

2.38

−0.202

−0.126

−0.714

−0.137

NSR

N

41

41

41

40

41

40

40

 

Mean

3.98

20.8195

2.16

138.6

36.24

65.1

36.45

 

Standart deviation

2.12

10.92050

1.22595

6.41233

4.53200

4.75988

4.19982

 

Standard error

0.33

1.71

0.19

1.01

0.71

0.75

0.66

 

Median

3.35

20.2

1.81

138

38

66

38

 

Skewness

1.56

0.43

0.56

0.89

−0.79

−0.61

−0.92

Deceased

N

18

18

18

17

19

17

17

 

Mean

4

16.67

2.53

140.29

36.22

63.47

36.24

 

Standart deviation

2.292

10.53

1.23

7.48

4.93

4.96

4.53

 

Standard error

0.54

2.48

0.29

1.81

1.16

1.20

1.1

 

Median

3.12

14.85

2.45

139

39

63

38

 

Skewness

1.451

0.859

0.221

0.555

−0.916

−0.194

−0.985

SR vs. NSR

 

P<0.01**

P<0.01*

P<0.01*

n.s. p=0.732

P<0.01*

P<0.01*

P<0.01*

SR vs. Deceased

 

P<0.01**

n.s.

P<0.01*

n.s. p=0.169

P<0.01*

P<0.01*

P<0.01*

  1. *p<0.05 (Student’s t-Test for unrelated groups; SPSS software, version).
  2. **p<0.05 (Mann- Whitney- U- Test; SPSS software).