TABLE 2

Demographics of liver tissue donors

Alcoholic CirrhosisHepatitis C CirrhosisControl
Sample size273036
Age (years)55 ± 853 ± 847 ± 14
SexMale: 25; Female: 2Male: 18; Female: 12Male: 18; Female: 18
RaceC: 25; AI: 1; NR: 1C: 25; AA: 4; H: 1C: 33; AA: 2; A: 1
Albumin (g/dl)2.9 ± 0.62.6 ± 0.6NR
Alkaline phosphatase (units per liter)171 ± 96112 ± 54NR
Alanine transaminase (units per liter)NR146 ± 243NR
Aspartate aminotransferase (units per liter)219 ± 550223 ± 388NR
Creatine (mg/dl)1.6 ± 0.7NRNR
INR2.6 ± 1.11.7 ± 0.5NR
Total bilirubin (mg/dl)9.5 ± 8.93.6 ± 2.9NR
  • A, Asian; AA, African American; AI, American Indian; C, Caucasian; H, Hispanic; NR, not reported; INR, International normalized ratio.