Table 4 Lack of effect of the presence of HCC on 15 primary and secondary bile acids in patients with liver cirrhosis (LC).
Bile acid | LC with HCC | LC without HCC | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Free and conjugated primary bile acids (median values) | |||
Cholic acid | 80 | 215 | 0.56 |
Glycocholic acid | 8350 | 12,698 | 0.28 |
Taurocholic acid | 4743 | 6071 | 0.78 |
Chenodeoxycholic acid | 5208 | 5564 | 0.69 |
Glycochenodeoxycholic acid | 27,001 | 33,628 | 0.61 |
Taurochenodeoxycholic acid | 9771 | 15,457 | 0.74 |
Free and conjugated secondary bile acids (median values) | |||
Deoxycholic acid | 3003 | 5874 | 0.19 |
Glycodeoxycholic acid | 1444 | 4787 | 0.12 |
Taurodeoxycholic acid | 276 | 863 | 0.12 |
Lithocholic acid | 116 | 75 | 0.88 |
Glycolithocholic acid | 334 | 140 | 0.69 |
Taurolithocholic acid | 119 | 59 | 0.52 |
Ursodeoxycholic acid | 3928 | 1249 | 0.83 |
Glycoursodeoxycholic acid | 1575 | 1395 | 0.74 |
Tauroursodeoxycholic acid | 210 | 77 | 0.88 |
