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Table 1 Clinical and liver profile characteristic of the sample population

From: Potential impact of gut Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium bifidum on hepatic histopathological changes in non-cirrhotic hepatitis C virus patients with different viral load

 

CHC patients

(n = 40)

Healthy controls

(n = 10)

P-value

Age (years)

43.5 ± 5.97

42.4 ± 7.351

0.621

Gender (M/F ratio) %

28/12 (70%)

6/4 (68%)

0.55

AST (IU/l)

ALT (IU/l)

55.000 ± 26.602

58.000 ± 25.631

36.000 ± 16.207

31.400 ± 16.939

0.037*

0.003*

Total bilirubin (mg/dl)

0.761 ± 0.289

0.831 ± 0.103

0.454

Albumin (g/L)

4.275 ± 0.427

4.320 ± 0.235

0.751

Alkaline phosphatase (IU/l)

58.300 ± 14.472

55.600 ± 5.522

0.567

INR

PT

1.115 ± 1.108

13.390 ± 0.688

1.060 ± 0.084

12.260 ± 0.881

0.140

< 0.001*

  1. All values were expressed in mean and stander deviation, while gender expressed in number and percentage. CHC; chronic hepatitis c, AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; INR; international normalized ratio; PT; prothrombin time
  2. * (Significant P-value)
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Gut Pathogens

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