Research Article

Expression and Clinical Significance of Decoy Receptor 3 in Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure

Table 2

Comparison of clinical characteristics between survived and nonsurvived ACLF patients.

Non-survivals(n=38)Survivals(n=38)P value

Age(years)50.24 ± 16.7244.74 ± 13.250.116
Male (%)28 (73.68%)32 (84.21%)0.266
TBIL(μmol/L)376.71 ± 184.18247.26 ± 98.30<0.001
Albumin(g/L)31.03 ± 4.5630.26 ± 4.920.478
ALT (U/L)202.50(85.00--856.25)263.00(107.5--327.25)0.901
AST(U/L)201.00(128.25--571.75)252.00(115.00--445.25)0.954
γ-GT (U/L)111.00(63.25--210.50)139.00(88.25--213.00)0.306
WBC(×109/L)6.65(4.94--9.31)6.09 (4.15--8.10)0.187
N%72.84 ± 8.9666.77 ± 10.940.010
Platelet(×109/L)88.00 (62.00--125.00)121.00 (67.50--145.00)0.245
Plasma ammonia (μmol/l)
64.85 ± 34.1270.51 ± 27.810.444
Blood lactic acid2.77 (2.20--3.50)2.39 (1.87--3.08)0.124
PT(s)
23.05(18.50--23.05)19.8(16.78--23.95)0.042
INR2.00(1.60--2.44)1.73(1.45--2.10)0.041
CRP(mg/L)19.15(10.06--27.64)17.15(7.28--25.42)0.421
PCT(ng/mL)0.67 (0.38--1.24)0.86 (0.53--1.84)0.136
Serum creatinine(umol/L)60.00(49.00--70.50)63.00(35.00--172.00)0.571
MELD score21.37 ± 5.7118.48 ± 5.110.022
MELD-Na score19.38 ± 10.9814.54 ± 8.920.039

Data in this table were obtained upon admission and expressed as the number of patients (percentage), mean ± standard deviation, or mean (interquartile range).