Association between Subclinical Low Serum 25(OH)D in Donors and Fatty Liver Disease in Recipients after Living Donor Liver Transplantation
Table 1
Clinical profiles of donors and recipients before living donor liver transplantation.
Category
Donors ()
Recipients ()
value
Gender (male/female)
14/16
21/9
0.115
Age (years)
34.47 ± 12.73
57.3 ± 12.81
0.982
Body height (cm)
165.54 ± 9.26
164.34 ± 2.33
0.715
Male
170.70 ± 1.56
167.27 ± 6.35
0.725
Female
161.03 ± 5.52
157.50 ± 6.93
0.173
Body weight (kg)
62.26 ± 3.96
63.63 ± 12.73
0.005
Male
65.69 ± 8.06
53.67 ± 15.88
0.014
Female
59.26 ± 5.37
63.63 ± 12.73
0.243
Body mass index
22.77 ± 4.00
23.32 ± 4.67
0.540
Male
22.67 ± 3.14
24.17 ± 3.07
0.730
Female
22.85 ± 3.59
21.32 ± 4.46
0.691
Idea body weight
59.67 ± 9.48
59.67 ± 3.89
0.632
Male
65.69 ± 1.20
63.11 ± 4.74
0.712
Female
54.41 ± 3.68
51.64 ± 4.59
0.736
Cholesterol, total (mg/dL)
159.03 ± 6.36
146.03 ± 74.95
0.080
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
95.63 ± 33.94
117.98 ± 18.38
0.411
Glucose (FG) (mg/dL)
91.3 ± 3.54
105.90 ± 20.51
0.157
ALT (IU/L)
19.00 ± 6.36
65.30 ± 17.68
0.000
GGT (IU/L)
14.70 ± 0.71
49.30 ± 13.44
0.000
Parathyroid hormone level
38.31 ± 9.81
40.09 ± 10.65
0.721
Liver biopsy
Sample season
7 : 8 : 8 : 7
6 : 7 : 8 : 9
Presence of inflammation (+/−)
1/19
4/16
0.094
Fisher’s exact test (two-sided). Group statistics by independent samples -test. ALT, alanine aminotransferase; FG, fasting glucose; GGT, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase. Spring : Summer : Autumn : Winter; 4 cases presenting with inflammation in liver biopsy were related to the mild degree rejection.