Absence of Comorbidities (n = 11)

Presence of comorbidities (n = 17)

P*

Age, MD ± SD, y

55.3 ± 9.2

61.4 ± 10.6

0.128

Male, n, (%)

5 (45.5)

11 (64.7)

0.441

Albumin (g/L)

baseline

36.5 ± 3.8

35.3 ± 4.8

0.430

extremum

32.7 ± 4.6

30.5 ± 5.3

0.254

P^#

0.047

0.010

Alanine aminotransferase × U/L

baseline

33.0 (21.0, 63.0)

39.0 (27.3, 60.0)

0.677

extremum

81.0 (54.0, 137.0)

78.0 (48.5, 109.5)

0.285

P^#

0.013

0.009

Aspartate aminotransferase × U/L

baseline

42.4 ± 16.2

49.0 ± 21.8

0.375

extremum

62.0 (41.0, 92.0)

57.0 (48.0, 68.5)

0.175

P^#

0.023

0.274