Lower Viral Response to Pegylated Interferon Alpha 2a Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B in Roma People in Eastern Slovakia
Table 2
Baseline biochemical and hematological parameters of the study cohort.
Roma (mean ± SD)
Non-Roma (mean ± SD)
ALT (µkat/L)
1.52 ± 1.47
43
1.62 ± 1.22
46
0.703
GGT (µkat/L)
0.90 ± 0.64
43
1.06 ± 1.15
46
0.977
TC (mmol/L)
4.90 ± 0.90
43
5.10 ± 0.95
43
0.478
LDL-C (mmol/L)
3.00 ± 0.60
22
3.14 ± 0.87
35
0.605
TAG (mmol/L)
2.37 ± 4.72
27
1.26 ± 0.69
43
0.167
HDL-C (mmol/L)
1.18 ± 0.30
25
1.47 ± 0.36
44
0.003
Bilirubin (µmol/L)
11.95 ± 5.77
43
13.70 ± 6.75
46
0.349
Albumin (g/L)
46.91 ± 4.44
43
45.24 ± 3.55
46
0.176
Platelets (109/L)
201.40 ± 60.05
43
198.82 ± 65.29
45
0.754
WBC (109/L)
6.43 ± 2.28
43
6.03 ± 1.46
45
0.628
ALT: alanine aminotransferase, GGT: gamma-glutamyl transferase, TC: total cholesterol, LDL-C: low density lipoproteins, TAG: triacylglycerols, HDL-C: high density lipoproteins, and WBC: white blood cells.