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Table 4 Comparison of ALT and AST results in HBV or HCV cases versus non-hepatitis cases

From: Should patients with abnormal liver function tests in primary care be tested for chronic viral hepatitis: cost minimisation analysis based on a comprehensively tested cohort

 

Upper limit

HBV or HCV

Non-hepatitis

Analyte

 

N

Mean

Median

N

Mean

Median

ALT

41

8

98.0

89.5

426

65.4

56.0

AST

43

6

94.5

69.5

254

64.5

53.5

  1. Only cases where analyte is abnormal are included in this table.
  2. ALT: Alanine aminotransferase;
  3. AST: Aspartate aminotransferase;
  4. HBV: Hepatitis B;
  5. HCV: Hepatitis C.