Table 1 Laboratory parameters of all patients and of patients with liver cirrhosis at baseline separated by sex
From: Sex-specific changes in triglyceride profiles in liver cirrhosis and hepatitis C virus infection
Laboratory parameter | Females (74 patients) | Males (103 patients) | P-value | Females – Cirrhosis (16 patients) | Males – Cirrhosis (24 patients) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age years | 56 (24–79) | 52 (25–82) | ns | 64 (52–79) | 57 (38–80) | ns |
BMI kg/m2 | 25.4 (17.6–41.6) | 25.7 (17.9–37.4) | ns | 25.4 (21.2–41.6) | 26.8 (19.6–37.4) | ns |
MELD | 7 (6–20) | 7 (6–21) | 0.032 | 9 (7–20) | 9 (7–19) | ns |
Platelets n/nl | 209 (47–364) | 185 (38–402) | ns | 85 (47–282) | 92 (38–282) | ns |
ALT U/l | 56 (19–232) | 82 (24–305) |  < 0.001 | 59 (27–139) | 78 (31–240) | ns |
AST U/l | 43 (7–208) | 57 (15–1230) | 0.006 | 69 (7–208) | 78 (36–148) | ns |
Bilirubin mg/dl | 1.0 (1.0–2.4) | 1.0 (1.0–4.3) | ns | 1.0 (1.0–2.4) | 1.1 (1.0–4.3) | ns |
Albumin g/l | 39 (24–46) | 38 (19–45) | ns | 35 (24–43) | 34 (19–45) | ns |
INR | 1.04 (1.00–2.44) | 1.06 (1.00–2.33) | 0.049 | 1.18 (1.00–2.44) | 1.26 (1.02–2.33) | ns |
Creatinine mg/dl | 1.00 (1.00–1.73) | 1.00 (1.00–4.00) | ns | 1.00 (1.00–1.73) | 1.00 (1.00–1.31) | ns |
Leukocytes n/l | 6.4 (3.0–12.6) | 6.5 (2.2–72.4) | ns | 5.1 (3.0–12.6) | 5.5 (2.6–9.9) | ns |
CRP mg/l | 2.9 (2.9–55.0) | 2.9 (2.8–14.4) | ns | 2.9 (2.9–4.4) | 2.9 (2.9–9.1) | ns |
HDL mg/dl | 57 (27–111) | 49 (19–103) |  < 0.001 | 47 (27–78) | 52 (26–103) | ns |
LDL mg/dl | 88 (33–179) | 100 (23–219) | ns | 58 (33–133) | 82 (31–152) | ns |