%0 Journal Article
%T Correlation of serum aspartate aminotransferase level to platelet count ratio index with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease activity score
%J Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal
%D 2019
%R https://doi.org/10.3329/bsmmuj.v12i3.43327
%X In case of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, the ratio of serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) level to platelet count index has been proposed as a non-invasive and readily available tool for the assessment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. The study was conducted on 50 non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patient (25 non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and 25 simple steatosis). The mean (¡À SD) serum AST level in the non-alcoholic steatohepatitis group was 55.2 ¡À 30.1 IU/L whereas in simple steatosis group it was 33.6 ¡À 20.0 IU/L. The mean platelet count in the non-alcoholic steatohepatitis group was 303.1 ¡À 68.7 x 109 /L whereas in the simple steatosis group it was 327.8 ¡À 66.8 x 109/L. The mean AST platelet ratio index (APRI) score in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis group was 0.5 ¡À 0.3 and in the simple steatosis group it was 0.3 ¡À 0.2. In conclusion, the APRI was significantly higher in the non-alcoholic steatohepatitis group than the simple steatosis group
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