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Decreased Muscle Strength in Patients With Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis in Relation to Nutritional Status, Alcohol Abstinence, Liver Function, and Neuropathy

table  2.   Laboratory Findings for Cirrhotic Patients
Galactose elimination capacity (% of expected) 59 (32-86)
Albumin (g/L) (37-48) 33 (23-48)
Creatinine (µmol/L) (55-120) 72 (47-122)
Magnesium (mmol/L) (0.70-1.10) 0.70 (0.52-1.01)
Sodium (mmol/L) (136-146) 138 (127-144)
Potassium (mmol/L) (3.2-5.0) 4.1 (2.5-4.7)
Calcium (total) (mmol/L) (2.20-2.55) 2.33 (1.66-2.74)
Phosphate (mmol/L) (0.80-1.50) 1.20 (0.48-1.50)
Bilirubin (µmol/L) (<22) 20 (5-82)
Hemoglobin (mmol/L) (7.4-9.6) 7.7 (5.8-11.0)
Thrombocytes (109/L) (150-450) 164 (66-415)
Alanine aminotransferases (U/L) (10-40) 29 (13-101)
Alkaline phosphatases (U/L) (80-270) 259 (107-544)
 gamma -Glutamyl transferase (U/L) (<80) 140 (44-778)
Prothrombin (arbitrary units) (0.80-1.20) 0.58 (0.34-1.00)
Thyreotropin stimulating hormone (mU/L) (0.1-4.0) 1.37 (0.40-4.61)
Immunoglobulin A (g/L) (0.7-4.3) 5.0 (2.6-10.1)
Carbamide (mmol/L) (2.5-7.8) 3.3 (1.3-9.9)
Amylase (U/L) (100-350) 239 (120-478)
NOTE. Values on the right are expressed as medians with ranges in parentheses. Reference values are given in parentheses on the left.

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