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Table 3. Features of Variant Syndromes Compared With Definite Autoimmune Hepatitis

table 3. Features of Variant Syndromes Compared With Definite Autoimmune Hepatitis


AIH + PBC (n = 15) AIH + PSC (n = 14) Autoimmune Cholangitis (n = 11) Definite AIH (n = 87)

Age (yr) 52 ± 4 42 ± 4 44 ± 3 44 ± 2
Men/women 2/13 5/9 2/9 12/75
AST (reference value, 31 U/L) 565 ± 159 232 ± 86 237 ± 122## 519 ± 38 ,##
Bilirubin (reference value, 1.1 mg/dL) 6.4 ± 2 2.2 ± 0.5 2.8 ± 1.3 3.9 ± 0.5
Alkaline phosphatase (reference value, 309 U/L) 433 ± 68 843 ± 161* 1045 ± 2442dagger” alt=”” width=”5″ height=”10″ /> 360 ± 26*,
-Globulin (reference value, 0.7-1.7 g/dL) 3.3 ± 0.2 2.5 ± 0.3** 1.74 ± 0.23 3.6 ± 0.1,**
Immunoglobulin G (reference value, 700-1500 mg/dL) 2751 ± 222§§§ 2470 ± 330¶¶ 1596 ± 1954§ 3421 ± 132§,¶¶,§§§
Immunoglobulin M (reference value, 60-300 mg/dL) 527 ± 107 232 ± 22 198 ± 30 278 ± 0.2
SMA ge” alt=”” width=”9″ height=”12″ />1:40 10 (67) 6/13 (46) 5 (45)§§ 78 (90),§§,
ANA 1:40 10 (67) 6 (43)*** 10 (91) 66 (76)***
DR4+ 9 (60) 2 (14) 3/10 (30) 42 (48)
DR3+ 5 (33) 10 (71) 4/10 (40) 43 (49)
Total score 14.5 ± 0.8 14.2 ± 1 10.4 ± 0.9# 18.5 ± 0.2,¶,#

NOTE. Numbers in parentheses are percentages.
Abbreviation: AIH, autoimmune hepatitis.
Significantly different from each other at levels of *,,,§,,,#P < .0001, **P = .0002, P = .0006, P = .0007, §§P = .001, ,¶¶P = .006, ## ,***,P = .02, P = .03, and §§§P = .04.

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