Speculation of the Time-Dependent Change of FIB4 Index in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Retrospective Study
Table 1
Characteristics of all 23 patients.
Patients
Laboratory findings
At the first examination
Peak value
At the last examination
(bottom value only as for platelet count)
Gender (male)
12 (52.2%)
Age (years)
58.2 ± 8.5
NA
68.8 ± 9.5
AST (U/L)
40 ± 26
57 ± 30
28 ± 10
ALT (U/L)
49 ± 35
72 ± 35
26 ± 12
GGT (U/L)
NA
94 ± 83
45 ± 44
FIB4 index
1.66 ± 0.78
2.84 ± 1.34
2.04 ± 0.82
AAR
0.88 ± 0.22
1.52 ± 0.34
1.17 ± 0.31
Platelet count (×109/L)
215 ± 68
165 ± 45
207 ± 63
Type IV collagen 7S (ng/mL)
NA
5.2 ± 2.0
4.4 ± 1.4
M2BPGi
NA
1.09 ± 0.86
0.88 ± 0.74
Mean ± SD
Continuous variables were shown as mean ± standard deviation. At the last examination both type IV collagen 7S and M2BPGi were examined in all 23 patients. , number of patients; NA, no analysis; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; GGT, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase; AAR, AST/ALT ratio; M2BPGi, Mac-2 binding protein.
