Table 2: Comparison between chronic hepatitis C before and after treatment.
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
CHC before treatment N=50
CHC after treatment N=50
P= value
Mean
SE
Mean
SE
IL6 (Pg/ml)
265.97
14.855
343.6
10.921
0.000*
TNFRI (Pg/ml)
76.394
12.4305
59.346
9.812
0.000*
ALT (IU/L)
59.18
2.772
36.26
1.481
0.000*
AST (IU/L)
62.62
3.424
46.66
3.379
0.003*
T BIL (g/dl)
1.06
0.0579
2.97
1.1385
0.101
D BIL(g/dl)
0.254
0.0236
0.292
0.0384
0.379
Alb (g/dl)
3.834
0.0461
3.376
0.1478
0.004*
INR (%)
1.238
0.0253
1.24
0.0228
0.96/div>
Glucose (mg/dl)
99.24
2.44
96.47
4.367
0.606
Hb (g/dl)
12.01
0.258
9.96
0.242
0.000*
TSH (ng/dl)
3.67
0.107
3.74
0.224
0.756
Serum AFP (ng/ml)
13.04
1.818
15.15
3.182
0.572
Creatinine(mg/dl)
0.972
0.022
1.088
0.0428
0.014
Platelets
291.08
10.529
210.34
6.539
0.000*
WBC
8024
197.299
5206.36
246.48
0.000*
BMI
26.98
1.334
24.42
1.09
0.184