Research Article
An Outbreak of Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease in Western Afghanistan Associated with Exposure to Wheat Flour Contaminated with Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids
Table 3
Comparison of liver function between cases and controls, Gulran District, Afghanistan, 2008.
| | (%) with elevated levels | Mean/Geometric mean | Test | Cases | Controls | Cases | Controls |
| SGOT (IU/l)1, 2 | 32/66 (48.5) | 25/194 (12.9) | 36.6 | 27.9 | SGPT(IU/l)1, 2 | 30/66 (45.5) | 25/194 (12.9) | 42.3 | 33.1 | Alk Phos (IU/l)2 | 2/66 (3.0) | 2/194 (1.0) | 213.2 | 182.9 | Bilirubin (mmol/l)1, 2 | 29/66 (44.0) | 21/194 (10.8) | 0.8 | 0.5 | | | | | | Hep B Antigen | 5/66 (7.6) | 5/194 (2.6) | — | — | Hep C Antigen | 1/66 (1.5) | 2/194 (1.0) | — | — |
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