International Journal of Hepatology / 2019 / Article / Tab 2 / Research Article
Diagnostic Utility of Serum Ascites Lipid and Protein Gradients in Differentiation of Ascites Table 2 Serum, Ascitic Fluid and Serum Ascites Gradients: Total Protein, Albumin, Total Cholesterol, Triglycerides, HDL Cholesterol, and LDL Cholesterol in the three study groups.
Parameters Cirrhosis Malignancy Tubercular P value MEAN MEDIAN MEAN MEDIAN MEAN MEDIAN Overall C Vs M C Vs T M Vs T S.D I.Q.RANGE S.D I.Q.RANGE S.D I.Q.RANGE Serum Total Protein 6.48 6.42 6.67 0.731 0.981 0.859 0.757 1.30 0.65 1.21 Albumin 2.28 3.28 3.00 0.001 0.001 0.004 0.397 0.58 0.45 0.92 Total Cholesterol 111.00 161.10 124.90 0.001 0.001 0.925 0.032 36.85 35.08 47.56 Triglyceride 113.60 83.67 140.05 121.5 149.20 125.00 0.135 NS NS NS 81.621 69.50-132.00 95.27 91.67-148.00 96.58 75.67-199.50 HDL Cholesterol 21.80 18.67 31.45 31.50 19.90 19.00 0.006 0.028 1.000 0.012 16.32 7.67-32 9.82 24.75-38.25 13.63 9.00-25.67 LDL Cholesterol 66.60 60.67 95.40 88.50 75.20 71.33 0.024 0.024 0.699 0.148 32.65 40.00-84.00 31.74 78.33-123 36.34 47.50-103.50 Ascitic Fluid Total Protein 1.29 1.08 4.35 4.75 3.93 4.05 0.001 0.001 0.001 1.000 0.84 0.77-1.53 1.06 4.00-5.05 1.64 2.65-5.05 Albumin 0.50 0.36 2.40 2.60 1.93 2.00 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.743 0.49 0.24-0.54 0.64 2.15-2.82 0.96 1.15-2.80 Total Cholesterol 17.75 12.80 93.15 92.00 63.15 56.50 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.163 12.54 11.00-17.50 37.51 64.50-104.00 28.78 46.25-82.50 Triglyceride 32.40 31.00 70.40 46.50 63.15 48.50 0.001 0.015 0.001 0.984 12.52 23.67-43.00 97.10 34.67-64.50 34.13 42.33-74.50 HDL Cholesterol 5.35 2.88 23.50 22.50 10.25 8.00 0.001 0.001 0.168 0.006 6.45 1.67-5.67 13.34 15.67-27.50 8.02 3.50-16.00 LDL Cholesterol 6.10 3.40 57.65 62.00 40.25 35.00 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.773 8.49 1.00-7.00 31.34 36.00-77.50 26.08 18.00-62.00 Serum Ascites Gradient Total Protein 5.19 2.05 2.84 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.151 1.68 0.78 1.17 Albumin 1.78 1.78 0.88 0.85 1.12 1.03 0.001 0.001 0.004 0.481 0.54 1.43-2.14 0.51 0.69-1.02 0.50 0.87-1.46 Total Cholesterol 93.15 94.00 67.95 64.00 61.75 48.50 0.056 0.181 0.074 0.898 38.31 62.50-115.00 46.89 37.50-89.50 47.53 23.50-106.50 Triglyceride 81.20 55.00 69.70 67.50 85.95 66.00 0.801 NS NS NS 78.02 37.00-103.00 133.36 47.33-91.00 85.15 36.50-154.00 HDL Cholesterol 16.65 14.67 7.95 7.67 9.65 7.00 0.175 NS NS NS 15.97 4.67-24.5 16.97 (-1.00)-17.33 9.34 3.33-13.20 LDL Cholesterol 60.55 50.00 37.85 34.00 34.80 26.00 0.040 0.094 0.050 0.956 32.22 36.00-78.5 32.20 16.00-60.00 36.88 9.00-58.50