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Table 1 Clinical and laboratory data of PsA patients and controls

From: Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase and indirect bilirubin may participate in systemic inflammation of patients with psoriatic arthritis

 

PsA patients (n = 68)

Controls (n = 73)

P

Gender (male/female)

44/24

38/35

0.128

Age (years)

44.5 (33.0, 54.8)

44.0 (35.0, 51.0)

0.836

CRP (mg/L)

20.8 (6.9, 60.5)

1.5 (1.2, 2.8)

< 0.001

ALT (U/L)

15.5 (11.0, 25.8)

18.0 (12.0, 27.5)

0.068

AST (U/L)

15.0 (14.0, 19.8)

17.0 (15.0, 20.0)

0.111

GGT (U/L)

24.0 (16.3, 36.8)

19.0 (15.0, 30.5)

0.036

IBIL (µmol/L)

6.9 (4.4, 9.3)

10.1 (8.2, 11.9)

< 0.001

GGT/IBIL ratio

3.8 (2.1, 8.3)

2.0 (1.5, 2.9)

< 0.001

  1. GGT, gamma-glutamyl transferase; IBIL, indirect bilirubin; CRP, C-reactive protein; ALT, alanine transaminase; AST, aspartate transaminase. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant