Table 3: Comparison between responders and non-responders 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. |
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Variable |
Responders N=32 |
Non-responders N=18 |
P= value |
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Mean |
SE |
Mean |
SE |
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IL6 (Pg/ml) |
308.88 |
19.488 |
405.33 |
19.488 |
0.000* |
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TNFRI (Pg/ml) |
59.197 |
16.9365 |
59.611 |
16.9365 |
0.984 |
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ALT (IU/L) |
32.53 |
1.286 |
42.89 |
2.856 |
0.000* |
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AST (IU/L) |
36.56 |
2.738 |
64.61 |
6.122 |
0.000* |
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T BIL (g/dl) |
2.478 |
1.1665 |
3.844 |
2.4284 |
0.57 |
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D BIL(g/dl) |
0.2 |
0.0291 |
0.456 |
0.0813 |
0.001* |
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Alb (g/dl) |
3.628 |
0.1719 |
2.928 |
0.2464 |
0.021* |
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INR (%) |
1.247 |
0.0294 |
1.227 |
0.0367 |
0.675 |
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Glucose (mg/dl) |
91.98 |
5.391 |
104.47 |
7.251 |
0.172 |
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Hb (g/dl) |
9.47 |
0.345 |
10.34 |
0.259 |
0.237 |
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TSH (ng/dl) |
3.34 |
0.27 |
4.47 |
0.344 |
0.014* |
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Serum AFP (ng/ml) |
14.88 |
4.134 |
15.63 |
5.065 |
0.911 |
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Creatinine(mg/dl) |
1.066 |
0.0511 |
1.128 |
0.0779 |
0.492 |
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Platelets |
206.84 |
7.777 |
216.56 |
11.948 |
0.482 |
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WBC |
5444.62 |
304.989 |
4782.78 |
410.335 |
0.201 |
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BMI |
20.62 |
0.938 |
31.17 |
1.57 |
0.000* |