Table 2: Baseline laboratory results of responders and non-responders.

 

Total Mean (SD)

Responders Mean (SD)

Non-responders Mean (SD)

P-value

Age

50.0 (10.0)

50.0 (9.6)

50.3 (8.0)

0.749

BMI

29.2 (5.3)

29.2 (5.3)

29.1 (4.8)

0.341

ALT

57.2 (38.3)

57.1 (38.1)

60.6 (42.6)

0.558

AST

61.9 (40.4)

61.7 (40.3)

67.3 (41.4)

0.211

AFP

9.7 (25.1)

9.5 (25.2)

14.3 (20.4)

<0.001

Albumin (g/dL)

4.0 (0.5)

4.0 (0.5)

3.8 (0.5)

0.018

Total BILIRUBIN (mg/dL)

0.9 (0.5)

0.9 (0.5)

1.0 (0.4)

0.082

HbA1c*(%)

6.4 (1.1)

6.4 (1.1)

5.6 (0.4)

0.301

WBC × 103/mm3

6.1 (2.1)

6.1 (2.1)

5.6 (1.9)

0.018

Hemoglobin (gm/L)

13.5 (1.7)

13.5 (1.7)

13.4 (1.7)

0.533

Platelets × 103/mm3

169.5 (70.5)

170.1 (70.6)

153.7 (65.8)

0.015

Prothrombin concentration (%)

85.5 (11.4)

85.5 (11.4)

85.2 (10.7)

0.027

INR

1.1 (0.2)

1.1 (0.2)

1.1 (0.1)

0.185

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.9 (0.5)

0.9 (0.5)

0.9 (0.6)

0.941

Liver Stiffness measurements

15.7 (10.6)

15.7 (10.6)

17.8 (9.5)

0.492

Fib4 Calculation

3.7 (10.9)

3.7 (11.0)

3.5 (2.5)

0.849

BMI: Body Mass Index; ALT: Alanine Transaminases; AST: Aspartate Transaminases; AFP: Alpha-Fetoprotein, HbA1C: Glycosylated Hemoglobin; INR: International Normalized Ratio