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Table 1 Characteristics of patients with and without angiotensin receptor blockers therapy

From: Angiotensin receptor blockers might be protective against hepatic steatosis after liver transplantation

 

ARB use

No ARB use

P-value

Age (year)

50.52 ± 11.17

51.45 ± 10.01

0.682

Sex (men/women)

21/14

44/24

0.771

Weight (kg)

72.47 ± 16.29

77.86 ± 15.77

0.110

Height (cm)

167.81 ± 11.70

168.30 ± 9.56

0.826

BMI (kg/m2)

25.62 ± 5.12

27.55 ± 6.15

0.119

PTDM

20

35

0.368

Hyperlipidemia

22

36

0.179

AST (IU/L)

23.12 ± 9.79

26.58 ± 12.80

0.183

ALT (IU/L)

29.15 ± 20.65

32.60 ± 20.58

0.443

ALK. Ph (IU/L)

221.84 ± 94.82

258.32 ± 121.92

0.142

T. Bilirubin (mg/dL)

0.98 ± 0.50

0.95 ± 0.49

0.807

FBS (mg/dL)

126.91 ± 54.98

141.96 ± 74.00

0.301

TG (mg/dL)

190.72 ± 118.59

207.88 ± 130.49

0.530

Cholesterol (mg/dL)

188.93 ± 52.64

186.84 ± 63.45

0.871

HDL (mg/dL)

46.09 ± 12.86

41.93 ± 14.12

0.162

LDL (mg/dL)

103.15 ± 36.36

98.61 ± 38.99

0.581

Hepatic steatosis

11

43

0.003

  1. ARB: angiotensin receptor blockers; PTDM: Post transplant diabetes mellitus; BMI: Body mass index; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; ALK. Ph: Alkaline phosphatase; FBS: Fasting blood sugar; LDL: Low density lipoprotein; HDL: High density lipoprotein; TG: Triglyceride