| |
Chronic alcoholics
|
Non -alcoholics
| |
|---|
| |
(n = 22)
|
(n = 20)
|
P
|
|---|
|
Age (years)
|
52 (36-74)
|
62 (47-06)
|
0.072
|
|
Ethanol consumption (g/day)
|
100(60-700)
|
0 (0-20)
|
0.000
|
|
5-HTOL/5-HIAA-ratio (pmol/nmol)
|
18.6 (1.8-1082.8)
|
8.0 (3.5-11.2)
|
0.000
|
|
CDT (U/l)
|
14.4 (2-66.9)
|
2.5 (2.0-11.30)
|
0.000
|
|
MCV (fl)
|
95.3 (85.2-106.0)
|
92.3 (84.5-98.3)
|
0.010
|
|
?-GT (U/l)
|
20 (7-61)
|
23 (6-55)
|
0.400
|
|
ICU stay (days)
|
7 (2-83)
|
3 (2-26)
|
0.009
|
- Median (range); CDT = carbohydrate-deficiency transferrin; MCV = mean corpuscular volume; ?-GT = gamma-glutamyl-transferase; ICU = intensive care unit.
