Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of the 212 patients with chronic liver disease.

Average age, years (range)

41.86(20,70)

45.34(15,86)

48.94(19,74)^a

Gender

Male (%)

53(66.25)

79(56.43)

55(76.39)

Female (%)

27(33.75)

61(43.57)

17(23.61)^b

Serum ALT level (U/L),(Median, range)

20.70(15.33,25.88)

28.25(17.38,50.60)^a

29.25(20.73,48.50)^a

Serum AST leve (U/L),(Median, range)

19.90(16.98,22.68)

26.75(20.65,41.68)^a

35.25(24.13,54.33)^ab

APRI score (Median, range)

0.24(0.18,0.31)

0.49(0.34,0.77)^a

1.41(0.64,2.62)^ab

PLT(× 10⁹/L) (Median, range)

232.00(197.75,281.50)

174.50(135.25,213.75)^a

88.00(57.25,129.75)^ab

HBsAg (> 0.4 IU/mL)

Negative (%)

80(100)

31(22.14)

7(9.72)

Positive (%)

0(0)

109(77.86)^a

65(90.28)^ab

FIB-4 Index (Median, range)

0.75(0.57,0.98)

1.46(0.93,2.22)^a

4.04(1.89,7.86)^ab

TET3 ng/mL

127.58(96.99,163.7)

268.10(133.97,900.56)^a

1148.09(362.64,1451.11)^ab