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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients who received a liver biopsy.

From: Markedly lower follow-up rate after liver biopsy in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases than those with viral hepatitis in Japan

 

NAFLD

(n = 135)

Chronic

HBV infection

(n = 69)

Chronic

HCV infection

(n = 354)

Age

(years: mean ± S.D.)

48.8 ± 14.7

47.1 ± 12.3

56.5 ± 11.0

Sex

(male/female) (%)

84(62.2)/51(37.8)

40(58.0)/29(42.0)

172(48.6)/182(51.4)

AST

(IU/L: mean ± S.D.)

58.0 ± 42.6

78.2 ± 67.4

55.9 ± 45.4

ALT

(IU/L: mean ± S.D.)

94.7 ± 67.8

126.3 ± 119.6

70.9 ± 74.1

  1. NAFLD, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase
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BMC Research Notes

ISSN: 1756-0500

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