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Table 3 Hepatitis A clinical outcomes and evidence of acute liver injury

From: A retrospective study assessing the clinical outcomes and costs of acute hepatitis A in Cape Town, South Africa

Adult patients

Evidence of acute liver injury

All patients (N = 212)

Uncomplicated hepatitis (n = 180, 84.9%)

Complicated hepatitis A (n = 29, 13.7%)

Deceased (n = 3, 1.4%)

INR ≥ 1.5

12 (5.6%)

9 (5.0%)

0 (0.0%)

3 (100.0%)

ALT > 40 U/L

199 (93.9%)

168 (93.3%)

27 (93.1%)

3 (100.0%)

AST > 40 U/L

197 (92.9%)

168 (93.3%)

26 (89.7%)

3 (100.0%)

ALP > 128 U/L

192 (90.6%)

165 (91.7%)

24 (82.8%)

3 (100.0%)

Total bilirubin > 21 U/L

188 (88.7%)

160 (88.9%)

25 (86.2%)

3 (100.0%)

Paediatric patients

Evidence of acute liver injury

All patients (N = 239)

Uncomplicated hepatitis (n = 211, 88.3%)

Complicated hepatitis A (n = 27, 12.8%)

Deceased (n = 1, 0.4%)

INR 1.50–1.99

9 (3.8%)

8 (3.8%)

1 (3.7%)

0 (0.0%)

INR ≥ 2.0

4 (1.7%)

0 (0.0%)

3 (11.1%)

1 (100.0%)

ALT > 40 U/L

239 (100.0%)

211 (100.0%)

27 (100.0%)

1 (100.0%)

AST > 40 U/L

238 (99.6%)

211 (100.0%)

26 (96.3%)

1 (100.0%)

ALP > 128 U/L

233 (97.5%)

207 (98.1%)

25 (92.6%)

1 (100.0%)

Total bilirubin > 21 U/L

232 (97.1%)

206 (97.6%)

25 (92.6%)

1 (100.0%)

  1. All variables are presented as N (%)
  2. ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST alanine aminotransferase, U/L units per liter