Variables tested Spontaneous Cleared (n=30) Sustained virology response (n=30) Non Responders (no.30) Statistics ANNOVA
Albumin (N=3.5 – 5.3g/dl)       F=5.471, P=0.007*
Mean ± SD 4.200 g/dl ± 0.452 3.754 g/dl ± 0.456 3.667 g/dl ± 0.375 SCS/SVR; t=2.564, p<0.05*
Median 4.5 g/dl 3.8 g/dl 3.9 g/dl SCS/NR; t=2.893, p<0.05*
Range 3.7-5.3 g/dl 3.2- 4.9 g/dl 3.3- 4.3 g/dl SVR/NR ; t=0.257, p>0.05
Total Bilirubin
(N=0.2 – 1.2g/dl)
      F=15.071, P=0.0001*
Mean ± SD 0.540 mg/dl ± 0.226 1.517 mg/dl ± 0.675 1.540 mg/dl ± 0.696 SCS/SVR; t=4.410,p<0.05*
Median 0.5 mg/dl 1.53 mg/dl 1.75 mg/dl SCS/NR; t=6.219, p<0.05*
Range 0.3 -1.3 mg/dl 0.4 -2.5 mg/dl 0.4 -2.6 mg/dl SVR/NR ; t=0.341,p>0.05
ALT (9-40 IU/L)       F=287.771, P=0.0001*
Mean ± SD 27.90 IU/ml ± 4.22 75.000 IU/ml ± 8.17 73.15 IU/ml ± 5.29 SCS/SVR; t=20.4,p<0.05*
Median 28 IU/ml 78 IU/ml 73 IU/ml SCS/NR; t=20.2, p<0.05*
Range 21-36 IU/ml 55-86 IU/ml 55-84 IU/ml SVR/NR ; t=0.651,p>0.05
AST (10-35 IU/L)       F=347.791, P=0.0001*
Mean ± SD 22.45 IU/ml ± 4.75 67.48 IU/ml ± 5.65 69.95 IU/ml ± 5.92 SCS/SVR;t=20.713,p<0.05*
Median 24 IU/ml 69 IU/ml 66 IU/ml SCS/NR; t=20.223, p<0.05*
Range 12-35 IU/ml 56-72 IU/ml 58-78 IU/ml SVR/NR ; t=0.752, p>0.05
GGT (0- 42 IU/L)       F=53.271, P=0.0001*
Mean ± SD 20.75 IU/ml ± 6.55 47.34 IU/ml ± 8.56 48.70 IU/ml ± 7.25 SCS/SVR; t=8.821, p<0.05*
Median 21 IU/ml
48 IU/ml
49 IU/ml SCS/NR; t=9.266, p<0.05*
Range 9-36 IU/ml 29 -59 IU/ml 37-60 IU/ml SVR/NR ; t=0.571,p>0.05
ALT; Alanine aminotransferase, AST; Aspartate aminotransferase
GGT; Gammaglutamyl transferase. *=p<0.05 is significant.
Table 3: Base line Liver Function tests of studied cases.