Research Article
Histological and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C and Persistently Normal Alanine Aminotransferase Levels
Table 4
PNALT with advanced fibrosis versus PNALT without advanced fibrosis.
| | | PNALT with advanced fibrosis | PNALT without advanced fibrosis | Total number of patients
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| | Mean age at biopsy in years () | 48 (8) | 50 (23) | 31* | 0.7 | | ALT at biopsy in U/L () | 23 (7) | 21 (24) | 31* | 0.5 | ALT at 12 months in U/L ()
| 21 (4) | 21 (19) | 23* | 0.88 | | Mean RNA level in IU () | 134288 (6) | 2321044 (24) | 30* | 0.127 | | Mean BMI () | 27 (6) | 26 (21) | 27* | 0.634 | | AST () | 41 (7) | 28 (24) | 31* | 0.061 | | Platelet count () | 81000 (5) | 257000 (21) | 26* | 0.001 |
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Data not available for all patients.
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