Research Article

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.

CategoryDonors ()Recipients () value

Gender (male/female)14/1621/90.115
Age (years)34.47 ± 12.7357.3 ± 12.810.982
Body height (cm)165.54 ± 9.26164.34 ± 2.330.715
 Male170.70 ± 1.56167.27 ± 6.350.725
 Female161.03 ± 5.52157.50 ± 6.930.173
Body weight (kg)62.26 ± 3.9663.63 ± 12.730.005
 Male65.69 ± 8.0653.67 ± 15.880.014
 Female59.26 ± 5.3763.63 ± 12.730.243
Body mass index22.77 ± 4.0023.32 ± 4.670.540
 Male22.67 ± 3.1424.17 ± 3.070.730
 Female22.85 ± 3.5921.32 ± 4.460.691
Idea body weight59.67 ± 9.4859.67 ± 3.890.632
 Male65.69 ± 1.2063.11 ± 4.740.712
 Female54.41 ± 3.6851.64 ± 4.590.736
Cholesterol, total (mg/dL)159.03 ± 6.36146.03 ± 74.950.080
Triglycerides (mg/dL)95.63 ± 33.94117.98 ± 18.380.411
Glucose (FG) (mg/dL)91.3 ± 3.54105.90 ± 20.510.157
ALT (IU/L)19.00 ± 6.3665.30 ± 17.680.000
GGT (IU/L)14.70 ± 0.7149.30 ± 13.440.000
Parathyroid hormone level38.31 ± 9.8140.09 ± 10.650.721
Liver biopsy
Sample season7 : 8 : 8 : 76 : 7 : 8 : 9
Presence of inflammation (+/−)1/194/160.094

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.