Table 4 Baseline characteristics of patients with liver tissue.

From: Transcriptional factor ATF3 promotes liver fibrosis via activating hepatic stellate cells

Metavir score

Healthy (F0)

Fibrosis (F1–F4)

Cases (n)

7

25

Age (years)a

60.3 ± 14.5

50.4 ± 10.3

Male sex (n (%))

4 (57)

12 (48)

ALT (U/L)a

21.6 ± 11.3

34.3 ± 24.1

AST (U/L)a

25.4 ± 11.8

52.5 ± 48.4

Etiology (n (%))

 Biliary obstruction

0 (0)

3 (12)

 HBV

0 (0)

12 (48)

 HCV

0 (0)

1 (4)

  1. ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, HBV hepatitis B virus, HCV hepatitis C virus.
  2. aMean ± SD.
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