| Serum Cholesterol: Could it be a Sixth Parameter of Child-Pugh Scoring System in Cirrhotics Due to Viral Hepatitis? | |
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PMID: 22868011 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Objective: To determine the association of serum cholesterol levels with Child-Pugh class in patients with decompensated chronic liver disease due to viral hepatitis. Study Design: Cross-sectional analytical study. Place and Duration of Study: Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Medical Unit-III, Ward-7 from June to December 2010. Methodology: Consecutive patients attending outpatient department or admitted in medical unit III were eligible if they had a diagnosis of cirrhosis secondary to viral hepatitis. Patients were excluded if alcoholic, diabetic, hypertensive, or with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, autoimmune, metabolic, cardiovascular, cerebrovascular or kidney diseases and recent use of lipid-regulating drugs. Serum lipid profile was determined after an overnight fast of 12 hours. On the basis of serum total cholesterol, patients were divided into four groups; Group I with serum total cholesterol ² 100 mg/dl, Group II with level of 101-150 mg/dl, Group III with level of 151-200 mg/dl and Group IV with serum total cholesterol level of > 200 mg/dl. Hepatic dysfunction was categorized according to Child-Pugh scoring system. Chi-square and Spearman's correlation testing with p < 0.05 was accepted as significant. Results: One hundred and fourteen patients met the inclusion criteria with a mean age of 40.32 ± 13.59 years. Among these 32 were females (28.1%) while 82 were males (71.9%). According to Child-Pugh class; 34 patients (29.8%) presented with Child-Pugh class A, 34 (29.8%) in class B and 46 (40.4%) were in class C. Serum cholesterol (total) and triglycerides had significant association with Child-Pugh class (p = 0.0001 and p = 0.004 respectively) suggesting that as severity of liver dysfunction increases; serum cholesterol and triglycerides levels decrease. Results also revealed that males were significantly more hypocholesterolemic than females (p = 0.006). Conclusion: Hypocholesterolemia is a common finding in decompensated chronic liver disease and has got significant association with Child-Pugh class. It may increase the reliability of Child-Pugh classification in assessment of severity and prognosis in chronic liver disease patients. |
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Amanullah Abbasi; Abdul Rabb Bhutto; Nazish Butt; Keshav Lal; S M Munir |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP Volume: 22 ISSN: 1681-7168 ISO Abbreviation: J Coll Physicians Surg Pak Publication Date: 2012 Aug |
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Created Date: 2012-08-07 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9606447 Medline TA: J Coll Physicians Surg Pak Country: Pakistan |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 484-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Medical Unit-III, Civil Hospital and Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi. |
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