Table 1 Patient demographics and baseline characteristics between group A and group B and between group C and group D

Sex (M/F)

34/3

22/5

0.266

26/5

23/5

1.000

Age (years)

40 (35–46.5)

42 (33–50)

0.581

47.5 (37.5–56.5)

44 (35–60)

0.665

ALT (U/L)

88 (46.5–312)

77 (46–336)

0.703

48 (23.25–75.75)

42.5 (25.25–89)

0.716

AST (U/L)

109 (68–173.5)

103 (68–147)

0.760

73 (45.25–131.5)

65 (47.5–92)

0.268

TBIL (mmol/L)

486 (346–550.5)

381 (219–495)

0.053

415 (85.25–488.5)

149 (75.7–306.75)

0.027

PTA

35 (25.5–40.5)

34 (31–47)

0.438

40.5 (29.75–53)

44.5 (34.75–59.25)

0.161

MELD

78 (76.5–81)

77 (75–82)

0.411

76 (73–78)

72 (67.75–76)

0.005