Research Article

Clinical Characteristics and Prognosis of Concomitant Primary Biliary Cholangitis and Autoimmune Diseases: A Retrospective Study

Table 2

Clinical features and laboratory results of patients with primary biliary cholangitis and those with primary biliary cholangitis complicated with Sjögren’s syndrome.

ParametersPBC group (n = 328)PBC-SS group (n = 133) value

ALT (U/L)56.60 (28.70–111.10)54.20 (30.20–90.10)0.419
AST (U/L)70.30 (41.55–114.90)74.20 (49.30–107.80)0.714
TBIL (μmol/L)27.80 (14.90–75.30)27.90 (18.30–64.30)0.585
DBIL (μmol/L)15.00 (5.80–53.35)13.50 (8.80–52.20)0.512
TP (g/L)70.60 (63.60–76.70)70.20 (63.90–81.50)0.313
ALB (g/L)34.80 (29.60–38.80)33.30 (29.70–36.80)0.008
GGT (U/L)168.5 (76.9–358.8)156.3 (118–305.6)0.284
ALP (U/L)189.30 (114.40–340.80) (114.40∼340.80)245.8 (162.4–454.7)0.558
WBC count (109/L)4.63 (3.42–6.30)3.22 (2.58–4.22)0.013
NE% (%)59.06 (50.38–68.90)58.8 (49.85–65.74)0.682
Hb (g/L)114.6 (98.60–128.00)112.9 (79.8–121.8)0.003
PLT (109/L)129.90 (77.30–196.20)84.40 (76.00–124.00)0.118
PT (s)12.30 (11.10–14.10)12.60 (11.50–13.80)0.128
APTT (s)34.30 (30.83–37.75)36.25 (34.00–37.68)0.321
UREA (mmol/L)4.85 (3.82–6.58)4.82 (3.76–6.23)0.102
CREA (mmol/L)57.00 (50.00–67.95)56.00 (47.00–75.00)0.374
IgM (g/L)2.79 (1.58–4.25)2.62 (1.47–5.10)0.541
IgG (g/L)15.40 (12.50–19.00)17.70 (11.33–22.65)0.111
AFP (ng/mL)3.70 (2.58–5.50)3.70 (2.00–5.40)0.139
TC (mmol/L)4.29 (3.39–5.49)4.32 (3.29–5.13)0.391
TG (mmol/L)1.05 (0.66–1.58)1.02 (0.66–1.54)0.241
HDL-C (mmol/L1.08 (0.60–1.51)1.02 (0.46–1.27)0.015
LDL-C (mmol/L)2.32 (1.69–3.04)2.44 (1.74–2.83)0.177
Ca2+ (mmol/L)2.18 (2.06–2.27)2.15 (2.08–2.25)0.004
PHOS (mmol/L)1.08 (0.96–1.20)1.11 (0.95–1.19)0.116
ANA+164/280 (58.6%)76/125 (60.80%)0.673
ACA+60/319 (18.81%)25/126 (19.84%)0.803
SS-A/Ro-52kD+95/287 (33.10%)57/118 (48.31%)0.004
AMA+218/312 (69.9%)107/130 (82.3%)0.007
AMA-M2+191/314 (60.80%)101/129 (78.3%)<0.001
Fatigue132/328 (40.24%)44/133 (33.08%)0.152
Pruritus44/328 (40.24%)12/133 (9.02%)0.191
Cirrhosis219/328 (66.77%)107/133 (80.45%)0.003
Child–Pugh score6.00 (5.00–8.00)6.00 (6.00–8.00)0.263
Child–Pugh score ≥7141/328 (42.99%)66/133 (49.62%)0.194
Fibrosis-44.79 (2.37–8.93)5.50 (2.99–9.29)0.303
GLOBE score1.83 ± 1.491.96 ± 1.520.507

PBC: primary biliary cholangitis; PBC-SS: primary biliary cholangitis complicated with Sjögren’s syndrome; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; TBIL: total bilirubin; DBIL: direct bilirubin; TP: serum total protein; ALB: albumin; GGT: gamma-glutamyl transferase; ALP: alkaline phosphatase; WBC count: white blood cell count; NE%: neutrophil percentage; Hb: hemoglobin; PLT: platelet count; PT: prothrombin time; APTT: activated partial thromboplastin time; CREA: creatinine; IgM: immunoglobulin M; IgG: immunoglobulin G; AFP: alpha-1-fetoprotein; TC: Total cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Ca2+: serum calcium; PHOS: serum phosphorus; ANA+: antinuclear antibody-positive; ACA+: anticentromere antibody-positive; SS-A/Ro-52kD: anti-SSA/Ro-52kD antibody-positive; AMA: antimitochondrial antibody-positive; AMA-M2+: antimitochondrial antibody-M2 mitochondrial subfraction-positive; value < 0.05 was considered significant.