Dysregulation in Plasma ω3 Fatty Acids Concentration and Serum Zinc in Heavy Alcohol-Drinking HCV Patients
Table 1
Demographic and drinking profile of HCV patients without or with AUD, AUD patients (without HCV) without or with liver injury, and healthy volunteers.
Groups/measures
HCV patients
AUD
Healthy volunteers (n = 12) (Gr. 5)
HCV-only (Gr. 1) (n = 13)
HCV + AUD (Gr. 2) (n = 25)
AUD without liver injury (Gr. 3) (n = 42)
AUD with liver injury (Gr. 4) (n = 46)
Demographics
Sex
Male = 11 Female = 2
Male = 18 Female = 7
Male = 28 Female = 14
Male = 34 Female = 12
Male = 5 Female = 7
Age (years)
47.83 ± 7.7
47.25 ± 5.8
39.33 ± 10.83
43.76 ± 10.0
40.98 ± 11.7
Height (cm)
173.25 ± 9.9
176.60 ± 9.11
170.81 ± 9.97
173.65 ± 7.6
169.00 ± 10.9
Weight (kg)
73.97 ± 13.11
78.65 ± 12.39
79.23 ± 19.46
77.46 ± 12.4
68.06 ± 13.2
BMI
24.65 ± 3.57
25.22 ± 3.87
26.49 ± 4.7
25.66 ± 3.5
23.58 ± 5.3
Drinking profile
LTDH (years)
17.60 ± 11.06
16.86 ± 11.5
13.10 ± 8.4
15.11 ± 10.2
NA
TD90
159.25 ± 46.7
1118.36 ± 443.08
841.81 ± 458.1
1052.57 ± 442.7
NA
AvgDPDD90
5.50 ± 1.9
14.52 ± 5.08
12.38 ± 6.0
13.85 ± 5.1
NA
NDD90
33.5 ± 19.3
78.24 ± 18.1
67.57 ± 21.9
76.46 ± 16.9
NA
HDD90
20.00 ± 16.5
76.04 ± 18.45
62.69 ± 21.6
73.43 ± 19.5
NA
BMI: body mass index, LTDH: lifetime drinking history, TD90: total drinks in the past 90 days, AvgDPDD90: average drinks per drinking day in the past 90 days, NDD90: number of drinking days in the past 90 days, HDD90: heavy drinking days in the past 90 days. Data were represented as mean ± SD and statistical significance was set at . NA: not applicable.
