Correlation of serum aspartate aminotransferase level to platelet count ratio index with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease activity score

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  • Dulal Chandra Das Department of Hepatology, Faculty of Medicine, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Shahinul Alam Department of Hepatology, Faculty of Medicine, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Sheikh Mohammad Noor-E-Alam Department of Hepatology, Faculty of Medicine, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Mohammed Kamal Department of Pathology, Faculty of Basic Science and Paraclinical Science, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Forhadul H. Mollah Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Basic Science and Paraclinical Science, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • . Mamun-Al-Mahtab Department of Hepatology, Faculty of Medicine, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bsmmuj.v12i3.43327

Keywords:

Alcoholic, Aspartate aminotransferase, Fatty liver disease, Platelet count ratio index

Abstract

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 (± SD) serum AST level in the non-alcoholic steatohepatitis group  was 55.2 ± 30.1 IU/L whereas in simple steatosis group it was 33.6 ± 20.0 IU/L. The mean platelet count in the non-alcoholic steatohepatitis group was 303.1 ± 68.7 x 109 /L whereas in the simple steatosis group it was 327.8 ± 66.8 x 109/L. The mean AST platelet ratio index (APRI) score in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis group was 0.5 ± 0.3 and in the simple steatosis group it was 0.3 ± 0.2. In conclusion, the APRI  was  significantly higher in the non-alcoholic steatohepatitis group than the simple steatosis group.

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Dulal Chandra Das, Department of Hepatology, Faculty of Medicine, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

 

Published

2019-10-03

How to Cite

Das, D. C., Alam, S., Noor-E-Alam, S. M., Kamal, M., Mollah, F. H., & Mamun-Al-Mahtab, . (2019). Correlation of serum aspartate aminotransferase level to platelet count ratio index with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease activity score. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, 12(3), 142–145. https://doi.org/10.3329/bsmmuj.v12i3.43327

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