Table 5 Comparison between patients with anti chromatin antibodies and those without regarding liver enzymes and gamma globulin level at presentation (n = 20).
From: Study of nonstandard auto-antibodies as prognostic markers in auto immune hepatitis in children
Anti-chromatin | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of cases | 10(50%) +ve | 10(50%) -ve | P | Sig. | |
Liver enzymes | |||||
ALT (XN) mean | 20 | 6N | 12N | 0.032 | S |
AST (XN) mean | 20 | 5N | 11N | 0.041 | S |
Gamma globulin (g/dl) | |||||
≤ 3.3 | 11(55%) | 2 | 9 | 0.02 | S |
≥ 3.3 | 9(45%) | 8 | 1 | ||