Table 1 Patient characteristics

Gender, male/female

12/3

8/7

Age (years)

69 (66–73)

68 (67–77)

Body weight (kg)

44.9 (41.8–56.4)

55.9 (48.9–62.4)

Total protein (g/dL)

6.3 (6.0–6.5)

6.9 (6.0–7.5)

Serum albumin (g/dL)

3.2 (3.0–3.7)

3.1 (3.0–3.8)

Serum creatinine (mg/dL)

0.81 (0.65–0.93)

0.79 (0.59–0.95)

Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL)

16.0 (13.4–19.2)

15.4 (14.1–20.1)

Total bilirubin (mg/dL)

0.4 (0.3–0.5)

0.5 (0.4–0.7)

Aspartate aminotransferase (IU/L)

18 (16–28)

28 (22–46)

Alanine aminotransferase (IU/L)

19 (13–35)

25 (17–41)