Albumin Binding Function: The Potential Earliest Indicator for Liver Function Damage

Table 3

Functional albumin parameters in different subjects groups.

Parameters	Control ()	NAFLD ()	Hepatitis ()	Cirrhosis
				Child-Pugh class A	Child-Pugh class B	Child-Pugh class C
				()	()	()
IMAT	0.59 ± 0.06	0.42 ± 0.1	0.41 ± 0.1	0.51 ± 0.	0.38 ± 0.	0.22 ± 0.0
IMAT/albumin (10^−2)	1.27 ± 0.15	0.88 ± 0.	0.87 ± 0.	1.25 ± 0.	1.15 ± 0.	0.77 ± 0.2
TBS (10^8)	6.03 ± 0.36	5.69 ± 0.31	5.42 ± 0.	5.34 ± 0.	5.97 ± 0.	5.48 ± 0.4
TBS/albumin (10^7)	1.30 ± 0.14	1.19 ± 0.0	1.18 ± 0.1	1.29 ± 0.15	1.86 ± 0.2	1.88 ± 0.3
H/L	0.76 ± 0.08	0.73 ± 0.03	0.69 ± 0.0	0.72 ± 0.02	0.68 ± 0.0	0.59 ± 0.

Continuous variables are expressed as means ± standard deviation.
compared with control group; compared with NAFLD group.
compared with hepatitis group; compared with Child-Pugh class A group.
compared with Child-Pugh class B group.