Diagnostic Utility of Serum Ascites Lipid and Protein Gradients in Differentiation of Ascites

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of patients in three groups.

Characteristics	Cirrhosis (n=20)	Malignancy (n=20)	Tuberculosis (n=20)
Hemoglobin (gm/dL)	9.59 ± 1.83	11.00 ± 2.22	10.17 ± 2.36
WBC Count (x 103 μL)	9.54 ± 4.87	9.4 ± 2.37	9.69 ± 6.57
Platelet Count (x 103 μL)	156.05 ± 95.75	392.44 ± 210.54	272.35 ± 154.04
Total Bilirubin (mg/dL)	5.34 ± 6.74	0.70 ± 0.88	1.94 ± 2.56
Serum Total Protein (gm/dL)	6.48 ± 1.30	6.42 ± 0.65	6.66 ± 1.21
Serum Albumin (gm/dL)	2.28 ± 0.59	3.28 ± 0.45	3.00 ± 0.92
Serum AST (IU/L)	68.45 ± 31.35	33.40 ± 28.05	59.8 ± 55.29
Serum ALT (IU/L)	32.75 ± 24.07	20.65 ± 30.94	28.05 ± 34.61
Serum ALP (IU/L)	197.90 ± 226.62	180.75 ± 188.18	172.5 ± 144.71
Serum Urea (mg/dL)	28.95 ± 22.25	22.60 ± 15.05	57.95 ± 67.04
Serum Creatinine (mg/dL)	1.34 ± 1.25	0.79 ± 0.16	2.40 ± 2.90
Serum Sodium (mmol/L)	132.05 ± 4.92	134.55 ± 4.71	131.8 ± 6.95
Serum Potassium (mmol/L)	4.03 ± 0.68	4.34 ± 0.59	4.65 ± 0.63
Prothrombin Time (seconds)	17.05 ± 4.01	11.57 ± 1.28	13.21 ± 2.25
INR	1.59 ± 0.38	1.08 ± 0.14	1.23 ± 0.23