Clinical Study
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Associated with Elevated Immunoglobulin-G4: A Preliminary Study
Table 1
Compare demographic characteristics of IAC and PSC with normal IgG4 patients.
| | PSC (normal IgG4) | IAC (elevated IgG4) | | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
| | Gender | | | | | | Male | 16 | 69.6 | 7 | 30.4 | | Female | 9 | 81.8 | 2 | 18.2 | | Smoking | | | | | | Yes | 4 | 50 | 4 | 50 | | No | 21 | 80.8 | 5 | 19.2 | | IBD | | | | | | Yes | 11 | 78.6 | 3 | 21.4 | | No | 14 | 70 | 6 | 30 | |
Ascites | | | | | | Yes | 3 | 100 | 0 | 0 | | No | 22 | 71 | 9 | 29 | | Varices | | | | | | Yes | 4 | 80 | 1 | 20 | | No | 21 | 72.4 | 8 | 27.6 | | Child score | | | | | | Child A | 16 | 69.6 | 7 | 30.4 | | Child B | 6 | 75 | 2 | 25 | | Child C | 3 | 100 | 0 | 0 | | MRCP | | | | | | Intrahepatic | 12 | 70.6 | 5 | 29.4 | | Extrahepatic | 4 | 80 | 1 | 20 | | Both | 9 | 75 | 3 | 25 |
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