Table 1 Patient demographics and characteristics.

From: Quantitative multiparametric MRI as a non-invasive stratification tool in children and adolescents with autoimmune liver disease

 

AIH (N = 52)

ASC (N = 14)

p value

Patient demographics

Female (%)

23 (60.5%)

5 (45.5%)

0.37

Age (years)

14.4 ± 3.4

14.2 ± 3.0

0.83

BMI (kg/m2)

20.4 ± 4.1

21.4 ± 3.8

0.46

Time from diagnosis to MRI (years)

2.2 ± 2.1

2.9 ± 3.7

0.71

Liver biochemistry

Total Bilirubin (mg/dL)

1.1 ± 1.7

0.8 ± 0.4

0.47

ALT (IU/L)

181.4 ± 347.9

103.8 ± 103.9

0.39

AST (IU/L)

168.4 ± 355.7

104.4 ± 132.9

0.26

GGT (IU/L)

73.3 ± 128.9

224.8 ± 399.9

0.024

IgG (g/L)

14.0 ± 5.2

14.6 ± 4.9

0.61

Albumin (g/L)

43.1 ± 5.0

42.9 ± 3.0

0.47

Gamma globulins (%)

18.9 ± 6.4

16.6 ± 4.5

0.28

Histology scores

Fibrosis

   

 Score 0

6

2

 

 Score 1

10

0

 

 Score 2

8

2

 

 Score 3

11

4

 

 Score 4

7

1

 

 Score 5

8

3

 

 Score 6

2

2

 

Portal inflammation

 Score 0

6

1

 

 Score 1

17

6

 

 Score 2

19

6

 

 Score 3

10

1

 

Lobular inflammation

 Score 0

17

5

 

 Score 1

28

5

 

 Score 2

3

3

 

 Score 3

4

1

 
  1. The different section headings, significant p values, and patient groups in the column headers have bold font. They have been put in bold text to aid in the interpretation of the data presented.