Table 2: HRQOL and clinical data of different groups.
Item Healthy controlChronic liver diseaseIndependent sample t test
𝑛 = 9 1 𝑛 = 3 9 2
Physical function92.5 ± 6.680.6 ± 21.6 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1
Physical roles93.0 ± 11.873.7 ± 24.2 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1
Bodily pain86.9 ± 15.583.8 ± 19.0 𝑃 = 0 . 1 0 8
General health76.2 ± 18.049.9 ± 23.2 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1
Vitality83.4 ± 11.873.4 ± 14.6 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1
Social roles94.2 ± 10.477.6 ± 22.9 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1
Emotional roles92.7 ± 10.886.9 ± 17.4 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1
Mental health87.5 ± 24.577.2 ± 14.1 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1
PCS54.6 ± 5.547.8 ± 8.8 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1
MCS56.4 ± 8.151.7 ± 7.4 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1
Laboratory data
Albumin (g/L)36.3 ± 2.833.3 ± 7.8 ( 𝑛 = 3 3 0 ) 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1
ALT (U/L)22.5 ± 9.153.2 ± 60.8 ( 𝑛 = 3 2 8 ) 𝑃 = 0 . 0 0 6
AST (U/L)22.5 ± 10.766.7 ± 71.9 ( 𝑛 = 3 2 8 ) 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1
GGT (U/L)49.5 ± 51.6101.6 ± 163.7 ( 𝑛 = 3 2 3 ) 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1
ALP (U/L)99.1 ± 8.1127.3 ± 88.9 ( 𝑛 = 3 2 3 ) 𝑃 = 0 . 0 0 1
TBIL (mg/dL)0.57 ± 0.271.96 ± 2.58 ( 𝑛 = 3 2 3 ) 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1
BUN (umol/L)5.1 ± 0.96.0 ± 3.9 ( 𝑛 = 3 2 9 ) 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1
K (umol/L)4.00 ± 0.284.03 ± 0.48 ( 𝑛 = 3 2 9 ) 𝑃 = 0 . 5 3 1
Na (umol/L)140.2 ± 3.41146.1 ± 8.63 ( 𝑛 = 3 2 9 ) 𝑃 = 0 . 0 9 2
Prothrombin Time (s)10.4 ± 0.414.2 ± 3.8 ( 𝑛 = 3 2 9 ) 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1
WBC (109/L)5.93 ± 1.564.72 ± 2.69 ( 𝑛 = 3 3 0 ) 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1
Hemoglobin (g/L)138.1 ± 22.2113.6 ± 27.4 ( 𝑛 = 3 3 0 ) 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1
Platelet (109/L)206.0 ± 44.3115.6 ± 69.2 ( 𝑛 = 3 3 0 ) 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1
PCS: physical component summary, MCS: mental component summary， ALT: alanine aminotransferase, AST: aspartate aminotransferase, ALP: alkaline phosphatase, GGT: γ-glutamyl transferase, TBIL: total bilirubin, BUN: blood urea nitrogen, K: serum potassium, Na: serum sodium, WBC: white blood cell.