Table 4 Dynamic clinical and laboratory characteristics of HBV-ACLF patients receiving glucocorticoid treatment.

From: Association of ANXA3 methylation with clinical outcomes of glucocorticoid therapy in patients with hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic liver failure

Parameters

Pre-treatment HBV-ACLF patients (day0, n = 54)

GC-treatment HBV-ACLF patients (day7, n = 54)

GC-treatment HBV-ACLF patients (day28, n = 54)

HCs (n = 24)

Survival (n = 35)

Non-survival (n = 19)

Survival (n = 35)

Non-survival (n = 19)

Survival (n = 35)

Non-survival (n = 19)

Male, n (%)

42 (77.78)

42 (77.78)

42 (77.78)

17 (70.83)

29 (82.86)

13 (68.42)

29 (82.86)

13 (68.42)

29 (82.86)

13 (68.42)

Age (years)

48 (37–58.25.25)

48 (37–58.25.25)

48 (37–58.25.25)

45.50 (38.75–54.75)

48 (37–55)

48 (38–60)

48 (37–55)

48 (38–60)

48 (37–55)

48 (38–60)

HBeAg (+), n (%)

34 (62.96)

34 (62.96)

33 (61.11)

0

21 (60)

13 (68.42)

21 (60)

13 (68.42)

20 (57.14)

13 (68.42)

Log10 [HBV DNA] (IU/mL)

4.72 (3.47–5.57)

4.45 (3.24–5.13)

4.72 (3.47–5.57)

0

4.72 (3.46–5.74)

4.76 (3.14–5.84)

4.45 (3.35–5.12)

4.33 (3.11–5.40)

4.22 (3.46–4.85)

4.11 (3.12–5.64)

HBV DNA (+), n (%)

35 (64.81)

34 (62.96)

25 (46.30)

0

21 (57.14)

15 (78.95)

19 (54.29)

15 (78.95)

13 (37.14)

12 (63.16)

ALT (U/L)

142.40 (59.75–296)*£§

91 (64–128)*&

62 (44.50–103.25.50.25)*

20.50 (18–27)

134 (56–264)£§

145 (61–362)£§

94 (64–127)

85 (66–133)

56 (43–85)

71 (45–139)

TBIL (µmol/L)

282.25 (187.48–403.78.48.78)*£§

236.85 (137.83–349.65.83.65)*&

134.35 (84.73–263.05.73.05)*

11.45 (8.75–14.20)

254.50 (169–412.40.40)£§

294 (235.70–403.60.70.60)

150.90 (111.2–310.3.2.3)※

287.50 (196.10–407.90.10.90)

89.60 (63.60–134.70.60.70)※

321.20 (256–415.50.50)

ALB (g/L)

31.75 (28.40–35.08.40.08)*£§

35.10 (32.18–38.23)*

35.85 (33.10–39.48.10.48)*

46.65 (45.50–49.43.50.43)

31.10 (28.10–35.50)£§

33.40 (29.40–35.40)£§

34.80 (31.60–38.50)

35.10 (33.50–37.90)

36.90 (33.10–40.10)

33.80 (33.10–37.60)

PTA (%)

35 (29–44.75.75)*£§

41.50 (34–55)*&

48 (36–75)*

110 (98–122)

39 (35–52)※£§

29 (27–32)

49 (40–59)※&

32 (27–39)

67 (48–79)※

32 (25–36)

INR

2.05 (1.77–2.39)*£§

1.88 (1.46–2.06)*

1.60 (1.18–2.08)*

0.95 (0.90–1.01)

1.91 (1.62–2.07)※£§

2.39 (2.18–2.67)

1.61 (1.39–1.88)※&

2.17 (1.96–2.56)

1.27 (1.14–1.59)※

2.22 (2.06–2.57)

MELD score

19.95 (16.75–23.12)£§

17.55 (13.87–21.32)&

11.88 (8.87–18.18)

NA

17.92(15.36–20.77※£§

23.34 (20.83–24.70)

14.85 (12.22–12.71)※&

21.24 (20.50–22.14.50.14)

9.78 (7.74–11.76)※

19.90 (17.99–21.81)

HE, n (%)

12 (22.22)§

8 (14.81)

5 (9.25)

0

5 (14.29)

7 (36.84)

2 (5.71)※

6 (31.58)

1 (2.86)※

4 (21.05)

Ascites, n (%)

29 (53.70)§

25 (46.300)

19 (35.19)

0

18 (51.43)

11 (57.89)

14 (40)

11 (57.89)

9 (25.71)※

10 (52.63)

mRNA (ANXA3)

0.77 (0.48–1.27)*§

0.62 (0.33–0.91)*

0.41 (0.26–1.02)*

0.08 (0.03–0.28)

0.65 (0.28–0.85)※£§

1.12 (0.90–1.65)

0.52 (0.14–0.63)※&

0.94 (0.82–1.54)

0.33 (0.15–0.41)※

1.12 (0.83–1.68)

PMR (ANXA3)

11.91 (8.16–15.66)*§

13.97 (8.51–17.31)*

14.66 (9.03–19.11)*

26.34 (18.92–31.59)

14.26 (10.59–16.96)※§

8.02 (5.14–9.41)

14.97 (13.40–17.80)※

8.13 (5.51–10.51)

18.30 (14.06–22.38)※

8.25 (6.93–11.42)

  1. Quantitative variables are expressed as the median (centile 25; centile 75), and Qualitative variables are expressed as numbers (%).
  2. GC: glucocorticoid, HBV-ACLF: hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic liver failure, HCs: healthy controls, HBeAg: hepatitis B e antigen, HBV DNA: hepatitis B virus deoxyribonucleic acid, ALT: alanine transaminase, TBIL: total bilirubin, ALB: albumin, INR: International normalized ratio, PTA: prothrombin activity, HE: hepatic encephalopathy, MELD: model for end-stage liver disease, NA: not available.
  3. * HBV-ACLF patients vs. HCs, p < 0.05.
  4. ※: HBV-ACLF patients (Survival) vs. HBV-ACLF patients (Non-survival), p < 0.05.
  5. £: HBV-ACLF patients (Survival or Non-survival, day 0) vs. HBV-ACLF patients (Survival or Non-survival, day 7), p < 0.05.
  6. §: HBV-ACLF patients (Survival or Non-survival, day 0) vs. HBV-ACLF patients (Survival or Non-survival, day 28), p < 0.05.
  7. &: HBV-ACLF patients (Survival or Non-survival, day 7) vs. HBV-ACLF patients (Survival or Non-survival, day 28), p < 0.05.