Research Article

Ursodeoxycholic Acid at 18–22 mg/kg/d Showed a Promising Capacity for Treating Refractory Primary Biliary Cholangitis

Table 6

Percentage of biochemical relative changes from baseline at 6 months.

%Change from baseline13–15 mg/kg/d18–22 mg/kg/d value
(n = 36)(n = 37)

TB, μ mol/L6.79 (−12.31, 23.09)9.69 (−9.91, 26.70)0.544
ALP, IU/L9.60 (−4.03, 28.13)16.09 (4.02, 28.12)0.238
GGT, IU/L31.57 (7.83, 42.76)−29.18 (19.22, 40.03)0.974
AST, IU/L10.56 (−4.80, 28.25)15.15 (5.00, 32.67)0.544
ALT, IU/L10.71 (−4.27, 34.31)21.28 (0.55, 39.00)0.522
ALB, g/L−2.21 (−8.37, 2.97)1.76 (−1.89, 6.17)0.013
GLB, g/L2.18 (6.19, 6.70)2.23 (−2.51, 9.94)0.460
PLT, 109/L−9.49 (21.55, 1.59)1.72 (−12.71, 22.83)0.034
IGM, mg/L8.36 (−5.45, 19.09)6.67 (0.72, 15.04)0.501

Note. TB, total bilirubin; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; ALB, albumin; GLB, globulin; GGT, γ-glutamyltransferase; IGM, immunoglobulin M; PLT, platelet count.