TABLE 1

Population demographics and serum parameters of 92 liver donors

SubgroupNumber
Sex
 Male40
 Female52
Age
 ≤7077
 >7015
Smoking habitsa
 Nonsmoker66
 Smoker23
Alcohol consumptiona
 None42
 1–2 times/week36
 Daily10
Presurgery drug exposure
 None17
 Yes75
Bilirubin (mg/dl)
 Normal (≤1.2)78
 Elevated (>1.2)14
GGT (U/l)a
 Normal (f: ≤ 36; m: ≤ 64)53
 Elevated (f: > 36; m: > 64)37
CRP (mg/l)a
 Normal (≤8.2)87
 Elevated (>8.2)5
Cholestasisb
 Noncholestatic76
 Cholestatic16
  • a Sample number are not summing up to 92 because of missing information.

  • b Cholestasis diagnosis as described in Nies et al., 2009.