Research Article

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

Table 3

Clinical features and laboratory results of patients with primary biliary cholangitis and those with primary biliary cholangitis complicated with autoimmune hepatitis.

ParametersPBC group (n = 328)PBC-AIH group (n = 36) value

ALT (U/L)56.60 (28.70–111.10)71.2 (30.75–155.38)0.208
AST (U/L)70.30 (41.55–114.90)90.55 (49.18–210.83)0.079
TBIL (μmol/L)27.80 (14.90–75.30)30.35 (17.73–155.56)0.393
DBIL (μmol/L)15.00 (5.80–53.35)16.10 (7.43–89.83)0.368
TP (g/L)70.60 (63.60–76.70)72.05 (67.36–78.78)0.174
ALB (g/L)34.80 (29.60–38.80)33.30 (27.35–37.48)0.094
GGT (U/L)168.5 (76.9–358.8)121.70 (75.40–318.25)0.416
ALP (U/L)189.30 (114.40–340.80)169.05 (101.33–289.08)0.312
WBC count (109/L)4.63 (3.42–6.30)3.22 (2.58–4.22)0.892
NE% (%)59.06 (50.38–68.90)58.8 (49.85–65.74)0.338
Hb (g/L)114.6 (98.60–128.00)112.9 (79.8–121.8)0.516
PLT (109/L)129.90 (77.30–196.20)122.30 (85.38–165.95)0.886
PT (s)12.30 (11.10–14.10)12.80 (11.60–17.30)0.021
APTT (s)34.30 (30.83–37.75)35.70 (30.15–40.75)0.398
UREA (mmol/L)4.85 (3.82–6.58)5.05 (3.76–6.11)0.813
CREA (mmol/L)57.00 (50.00–67.95)58.80 (47.25–68.50)0.833
IgM (g/L)2.79 (1.58–4.25)2.68 (1.43–4.35)0.963
IgG (g/L)15.40 (12.50–19.00)16.45 (13.83–25.33)0.046
AFP (ng/mL)3.70 (2.58–5.50)4.25 (3.13–6.18)0.052
TC (mmol/L)4.29 (3.39–5.49)4.44 (2.91–5.62)0.65
TG (mmol/L)1.05 (0.66–1.58)1.14 (0.81–1.64)0.264
HDL-C (mmol/L)1.08 (0.60–1.51)0.92 (0.40–1.28)0.052
LDL-C (mmol/L)2.32 (1.69–3.04)2.36 (1.45–3.52)0.822
Ca2+ (mmol/L)2.18 (2.06–2.27)2.15 (2.02–2.27)0.327
PHOS (mmol/L)1.08 (0.96–1.20)1.05 (0.90–1.21)0.268
ANA+164/280 (58.6%)26/33 (78.8%)0.025
ACA+60/319 (18.81%)5/35 (14.29%)0.512
SS-A/Ro-52kD+95/287 (33.10%)13/34 (38.24%)0.549
AMA+218/312 (69.9%)22/35 (62.9%)0.394
AMA-M2+191/314 (60.80%)19/35 (54.3%)0.453
Fatigue132/328 (40.24%)15/36 (41.67%)0.869
Pruritus44/328 (40.24%)3/36 (8.33%)0.388
Cirrhosis219/328 (66.77%)29/36 (80.56%)0.092
Child–Pugh score6.00 (5.00–8.00)6.50 (5.00–9.00)0.111
Child–Pugh score ≥7141/328 (42.99%)18/36 (50.00%)0.421
Fibrosis-44.79 (2.37–8.93)5.54 (3.02–9.50)0.187
GLOBE score1.83 ± 1.491.95 ± 1.470.400

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.