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Table 2 Psychometric hepatic encephalopathy score and lab data

From: Role of minimal hepatic encephalopathy in road traffic accidents

 

Psychometric hepatic encephalopathy score

t test

P value

Abnormal (19)

Normal (55)

Mean ± SD

Lab investigation

 Total bilirubin

2.54 ± 5.26

0.74 ± 0.26

2.572

0.012*

 Albumin

3.23 ± .62

3.99 ± 0.41

5.985

< 0.001**

 PT1

13.98 ± 2.61

13.19 ± 1.43

1.651

0.103

 ALT2

36.63 ± 23.31

29.07 ± 15.66

1.588

0.117

 AST3

46.42 ± 45.77

26.89 ± 11.22

2.951

0.004**

 Creatinine

1.20 ± 1.07

0.72 ± 0.17

3.166

0.002**

 Na4

135.4 ± 4.64

138.9 ± 3.9

3.173

0.002**

 K5

4.0 ± 0.52

4.18 ± 0.38

1.599

0.114

 Ca6

8.46 ± 0.75

9.18 ± 0.29

5.948

< 0.001**

 Hb7

12.57 ± 2.28

13.0 ± 1.72

0.845

0.401

 TLC8

9.90 ± 4.02

9.08 ± 3.73

0.810

0.421

 PLT9

237.1 ± 113.1

256.6 ± 123.2

0.851

0.398

 Ammonia

66.47 ± 13.68

78.87 ± 21.5

2.898

0.006**

IL-610

215.4 ± 38.4

151.6 ± 34.1

6.815

< 0.001**

 

No (%)

χ 2

P value

HbsAg11

 Positive

1 (5.3)

0

2.934

0.087

 Negative

18 (94.7)

55 (100)

HCV Ab12

 Positive

16 (84.2)

0

59.093

< 0.001*

 Negative

3 (15.8)

55 (100)

  1. χ2 chi-square test. *P < 0.05 is significant, **P < 0.005 is highly significant, and P > 0.05 is not significant
  2. 1Prothrombin time
  3. 2Alanine aminotransferase
  4. 3Aspartate aminotransferase
  5. 4Sodium
  6. 5Potassium
  7. 6Calcium
  8. 7Hemoglobin
  9. 8Total leucocyte count
  10. 9platelet
  11. 10Interleukin-6
  12. 11hepatitis B virus surface antigen
  13. 12hepatitis C virus Ab