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Table 6 Clinical chemistry in the three groups

From: Morbidity assessment of Opisthorchis viverrini infection in rural Laos: I. Parasitological, clinical, ultrasonographical and biochemical findings

 

Group A (n = 45)

Group B (n = 31)

Group C (n = 18)

Variable

Median (range)

Outside normal rangea (%)

Median (range)

Outside normal rangea (%)

Median (range)

Outside normal rangea (%)

ALP (U/l)

60 (27–133)

2/45 (4.4)

72 (34–111)

0/31 (0.0)

53 (30–84)

0/17 (0.0)

ALAT (U/l)

14.5 (5.6–51.9)

1/45 (2.2)

23 (11–54)

3/31 (9.7)

23 (12–54)

1/17 (5.9)

ASAT (U/l)

34 (16–123)

6/45 (13.3

36 (21–55)

9/31 (29.0)

30 (14–39)

0/17 (0.0)

Gamma GT (U/l)

28 (5–541)

8/45 (17.8)

38 (3–263)

12/31 (38.7)

23 (3–138)

5/17 (29.4)

Lipase (KU/l)

26.4 (15.1–46.9)

0/45 (0.0)

33 (18–80)

2/31 (6.5)

28 (15–81)

1/17 (5.9)

Bilirubine (mg/dl)

0.22 (0.04–1.16)

0/45 (0.0)

0.2 (0.1–1.1)

0/31 (0.0)

0.3 (0.2–0.7)

0/17 (0.0)

  1. ALAT glutamate pyruvate transaminase (synonyms: alanine transaminase (ALT), serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT), alanine aminotransferase), ASAT aspartate transaminase (synonyms: aspartate aminotransferase (AspAT/AST/AAT), serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT), Gamma GT gamma-glutamyltransferase (synonyms: gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT, GGTP, gamma-GT)
  2. aMeasurements above threshold