Table 1 Parameters of hepatic function and fibrosis

ALT (U/l)

22.7 ± 4.7

86.3 ± 11.0^*

40.7 ± 7.8^*#

AST (U/l)

116.7 ± 15.3

169.0 ± 14.0^*

132.0 ± 15.9^*#

ALP (U/l)

31.3 ± 0.6

73.3 ± 4.7^*

42.7 ± 3.1^*#

ALB (g/l)

42.5 ± 2.3

23.3 ± 2.8^*

35.1 ± 0.8^*#

GLOB (g/l)

50.8 ± 3.0

33.5 ± 4.2^*

42.7 ± 2.6^*#

ALB/GLOB

0.8

0.7

0.8

HA (g/l)

411.7 ± 31.8

1924.3 ± 179.8^*

1168.7 ± 155.9^*#

PIIINP (g/l)

1.9 ± 0.1

3.7 ± 0.3^*

2.2 ± 0.2^#