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Table 3 Laboratory and imaging abnormalities of acute hepatitis A

From: Clinical characteristics of acute hepatitis A outbreak in Taiwan, 2015–2016: observations from a tertiary medical center

 

Total

2001/1–2015/5

2015/6–2016/8

P value

WBC count (× 109/L) (median, range)

6.0 (1.5–21.2)

6.1 (1.5–21.2)

5.7 (1.9–13.8)

0.438

Hemoglobin (g/L)

145 (76–186)

141 (76–185)

150 (106–186)

0.079

Platelet count (X 109/L)

173 (57–481)

172 (57–464)

176 (76–481)

0.668

ALT (U/L)

1904 (40–8378)

1849 (40–8378)

2006 (49–5428)

0.595

ALK-P (U/L)

177 (44–933)

171 (44–638)

187 (58–933)

0.216

Total bilirubin (μmol/L)

106.0 (6.9–1145.7)

100.9 (6.8–1145.7)

118.0 (63.3–489.1)

0.009*

Creatinine (μmol/L)

74.3 (26.5–1674.3)

75.1 (26.5–1674.3)

72.9 (38–385.4)

0.240

CT, MRI or Sonography (n, %)

183 (88.4)

145 (89)

38 (86.4)

0.633

Sonography

180 (87)

143 (87.7)

37 (84)

0.525

CT

16 (7.7)

11 (6.7)

5 (11.4)

0.341

Hepatomegaly

32 (15.5)

28 (17.2)

4 (9.1)

0.251

Splenomegaly

56 (27.1)

40 (24.5)

16 (36.4)

0.060

Lymphadenopathy

4 (1.9)

4 (2.5)

0

0.582

Gallbladder wall thickening/ edema

87 (42)

74 (45.4)

13 (29.5)

0.070

Ascites

15 (7.2)

14 (8.6)

1 (2.3)

0.314

  1. Note: WBC white blood cells, ALT alanine aminotransferase, ALK-P alkaline phosphatase, CT computed tomography, MRI Magnetic resonance imaging
  2. * denotes a significant post hoc comparison between two groups