Table 1: Comparison between control and chronic hepatitis C patients
IL6: Interleukin 6; TNFRI: Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor I; ALT: Alanine Aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate Aminotransferase; TBil: Total Bilirubin; D.Bill: Direct Bilirubin; INR: International Normalized Ratio of Prothrombin Time of Blood Coagulation; Hb: Hemoglobin; Alb: Albumin; AFP: Alpha Fetoprotein; TSH: Thyroid Stimulating Hormone; BMI: Body Mass Index; WBC: white blood cells.
*P< 0.05.
Variable
Control N=20
CHC before treatment N=50
P= value
Mean
SE
Mean
SE
IL6 (Pg/ml)
251.2
20.624
265.97
14.855
0.585
TNFRI (Pg/ml)
22.405
6.3556
76.394
12.4305
0.009*
ALT (IU/L)
32.1
1.961
59.18
2.772
0.000*
AST (IU/L)
35.2
2.384
62.62
3.424
0.000*
T BIL (g/dl)
0.856
0.0519
1.06
0.0579
0.049
D BIL(g/dl)
0.195
0.0352
0.254
0.0236
0.179
Alb (g/dl)
3.79
0.458
3.834
0.0461
0.578
INR (%)
1.198
0.0395
1.238
0.0253
0.402
Glucose (mg/dl)
110.6
3.639
99.24
2.44
0.014*
Hb (g/dl)
11.8
0.408
12.01
0.258
0.662
TSH (ng/dl)
2.77
0.243
3.67
0.107
0.000*
Serum AFP (ng/ml)
6.88
0.901
13.04
1.818
0.040
Creatinine(mg/dl)
0.966
0.368
0.972
0.022
0.889
Platelets
255100
14676.571
291.08
10.529
0.000*
WBC
5938.75
443.571
8024
197.299
0.000*
BMI
23.3
1.318
26.98
1.334
0.110