A New Metabolism-Related Index Correlates with the Degree of Liver Fibrosis in Hepatitis C Virus-Positive Patients

Table 1

Characteristics of the 394 hepatitis C virus- (HCV-) positive patients.

Age (years)	61 (25–85)
Gender (male/female)	181/213
AST (IU/L)	38 (10–385)
ALT (IU/L)	37 (7–725)
-GTP (IU/L)	29 (5–446)
ALP (IU/L)	217 (97–783)
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	0.8 (0.2–2.5)
Albumin (g/dL)	3.90 ± 0.37
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	13.6 ± 2.3
Platelets (×10^3/L)	162 ± 72
Prothrombin time (%)	89.2 ± 12.2
Diabetes mellitus (present/absent)	36/358
Glucose (mg/dL)	98.2 ± 10.6
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	99.9 ± 46.2
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	168 ± 36
Body mass index	22.9 ± 3.6
Histological stage of liver fibrosis (F0-1/F2/F3/F4)	157/62/103/72