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Table 2 Liver function of the patients with COVID-19 during hospitalization [n (%)].

From: Pattern of liver injury in adult patients with COVID-19: a retrospective analysis of 105 patients

Item

Overall

Mild group

Severe group

P-value

ALT

(n = 105)

(n = 79)

(n = 26)

0.026

< 1 × ULN

65 (61.9)

54 (68.4)

11 (42.3)

 

1–2 × ULN

25 (23.8)

17 (21.5)

8 (30.8)

 

2–3 × ULN

8 (7.6)

3 (3.8)

5 (19.2)

 

≥3 × ULN

7 (6.7)

5 (6.3)

2 (7.7)

 

AST

(n = 97)

(n = 72)

(n = 25)

0.001

< 1 × ULN

64 (66.0)

55 (76.4)

9 (36.0)

 

1–2 × ULN

24 (24.7)

13 (18.1)

11 (44.0)

 

2–3 × ULN

7 (7.2)

3 (4.2)

4 (16.0)

 

≥3 × ULN

2 (2.1)

1 (1.4)

1 (4.0)

 

TBil

(n = 97)

(n = 72)

(n = 25)

0.010

< 1 × ULN

73 (75.3)

57 (79.2)

16 (64.0)

 

1–2 × ULN

20 (20.6)

15 (20.8)

5 (20.0)

 

2–3 × ULN

2 (2.1)

0 (0)

2 (8.0)

 

≥3 × ULN

2 (2.1)

0 (0)

2 (8.0)

 

ALT + AST

(n = 105)

(n = 79)

(n = 26)

0.001

< 1 × ULN

83 (79.0)

69 (87.3)

14 (53.8)

 

1–2 × ULN

17 (16.2)

8 (10.1)

9 (34.6)

 

2–3 × ULN

3 (2.9)

2 (2.5)

1 (3.9)

 

≥3 × ULN

2 (1.9)

0 (0)

2 (7.7)

 

ALT + TBil a

(n = 105)

(n = 79)

(n = 26)

0.001

< 1 × ULN

96 (91.4)

77 (97.5)

19 (73.1)

 

1–2 × ULN

8 (7.6)

2 (2.5)

6 (23.1)

 

2–3 × ULN

1 (1.0)

0 (0)

1 (3.8)

 

AST + TBil a

(n = 97)

(n = 72)

(n = 25)

< 0.001

< 1 × ULN

88 (90.7)

71 (98.6)

17 (68.0)

 

1–2 × ULN

7 (7.2)

1 (1.4)

6 (24.0)

 

2–3 × ULN

2 (2.1)

0 (0)

2 (8.0)

 

ALT + AST + TBil a

(n = 105)

(n = 79)

(n = 26)

< 0.001

< 1 × ULN

97 (92.4)

78 (98.7)

19 (73.1)

 

1–2 × ULN

7 (6.7)

1 (1.3)

6 (23.1)

 

2–3 × ULN

1 (1.0)

0 (0)

1 (3.8)

 

ALT/AST/TBil

(n = 105)

(n = 79)

(n = 26)

0.017

< 1 × ULN

46 (43.8)

38 (48.1)

8 (30.8)

 

1–2 × ULN

40 (38.1)

32 (40.5)

8 (30.8)

 

2–3 × ULN

10 (9.5)

4 (5.1)

6 (23.1)

 

≥3 × ULN

9 (8.6)

5 (6.3)

4 (15.4)

 
  1. ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, TBil total bilirubin
  2. a: In this category, the number of cases that meet the index level > 3 × ULN is 0