Table 2 Comparison between +ve HCV and −ve HCV patients regarding liver function test

ALT (U/L)

95.20 ± 147.92

23.00 (15–358)

29.49 ± 44.03

21.00 (9–510)

0.324

AST (U/L)

60.20 ± 48.09

34.00 (24–137)

31.07 ± 31.57

25.00 (13–302)

0.036

GGT (U/L)

18.00 ± 6.48

15.00 (12–25)

17.92 ± 19.13

13.50 (7–169)

0.270

Alk. phosphatase (U/L)

156.80 ± 60.11

138.00 (81–234)

219.48 ± 104.71

205.50 (45–725)

0.131

Direct bil. (mg/dl)

0.48 ± 0.85

0.10 (0.1–2)

0.16 ± .21

0.10 (0–2.3)

0.623

Total bil. (mg/dl)

1.18 ± 1.59

0.40 (0.3–4)

0.45 ± .36

0.40 (0.1–3.7)

0.258