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Table

From: The urinary ratio of 5-hydroxytryptophol and 5-hydroxyindole-3-acetic acid in patients with chronic alcohol misuse

 

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

  1. Median (range); CDT = carbohydrate-deficiency transferrin; MCV = mean corpuscular volume; ?-GT = gamma-glutamyl-transferase; ICU = intensive care unit.