Normal liver stiffness: A study in living donors with normal liver histology

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the enrolled donors (n = 50)

Characteristic	Value
Age (yr)	28.4 ± 5.9 (range: 19-42)
Sex (male/female)	34/16
BMI (kg/m2)	25.9 ± 2.8 (range: 18-30)
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	0.6 ± 0.3
ALT (U/L)	16.8 ± 7.2
AST (U/L)	18.8 ± 3.9
Albumin (g/dL)	4.7 ± 0.3
Alkaline phosphatase (U/L)	76.5 ± 17.7

Data are presented as mean ± SD unless otherwise indicated. ALT: Alanine transaminase; AST: Aspartate transaminase; BMI: Body mass index.

Table 2 Donor characteristics according to liver stiffness

Characteristic	Stiffness < 4 kPa	Stiffness≥4 kPa	P-value
	(n = 21)	(n = 29)
Sex (male/female)	14/7	21/8	0.58
Age (yr)	28.70 ± 6.38	28.24 ± 5.81	0.79
BMI	25.00 ± 3.34	26.42 ± 2.26	0.11
Hospital stay (d)	10.00 ± 2.89	10.50 ± 4.40	0.80
Bilirubin (mg/dL)	0.42 ± 0.39	0.57 ± 0.46	0.60
Albumin (g/dL)	3.68 ± 0.36	3.74 ± 0.22	0.75
AST (U/L)	37.25 ± 27.28	39.6 ± 28.99	0.90
ALT (U/L)	57.25 ± 39.43	55.6 ± 48.29	0.96
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.79 ± 0.12	0.67 ± 0.09	0.05
INR	1.09 ± 0.14	1.04 ± 0.02	0.42

Data are presented as mean ± SD unless otherwise indicated. ALT: Alanine transaminase; AST: Aspartate transaminase; BMI: Body mass index; INR: International normalized ratio.