Table 3 Comparison of laboratory parameters between acute (n = 17) and chronic (n = 43) Budd–Chiari syndrome (BCS)

White blood cells; μl¹

8386.47 ± 3412.33

8837.21 ± 5014.17

0.902

4000–10,000

Hemoglobin; g/dL²

11.51 ± 1.98

11.43 ± 2.31

0.901

12–16

Platelet; μl¹

257,058.82 ± 228,189.47

155,441.86 ± 121,008.32

0.075

140,000–400,000

PTT; seconds¹

37.34 ± 4.44

45.73 ± 17.63

0.016

25–35

INR*¹

1.77 ± 0.71

3.04 ± 2.16

0.003

< 1.1

Aspartate transaminase; IU/L¹

123.06 ± 152.68

140.09 ± 205.22

0.844

< 31

Alanine transaminase; IU/L¹

189.82 ± 271.73

133.56 ± 207.81

0.634

< 31

Alkaline phosphatase; IU/L²

320.94 ± 191.68

307.65 ± 155.08

0.781

64–306

Serum albumin; g/dL²

3.48 ± 0.66

3.30 ± 0.68

0.356

3.5–5.4

Serum protein; g/dL²

6.26 ± 1.05

6.16 ± 1.64

0.811

6.0–8.3

Total bilirubin; mg/dL¹

2.04 ± 2.55

4.20 ± 3.59

0.020

0.1–1.2

Direct bilirubin; mg/dL¹

0.81 ± 1.13

1.94 ± 1.69

0.023

< 0.2

Blood urea nitrogen; mg/dL¹

18.77 ± 21.68

28.44 ± 26.51

0.071

7–20

Creatinine; mg/dL¹

0.99 ± 0.37

1.49 ± 1.70

0.645

0.8–1.2

Blood sugar; mg/dL¹

98.77 ± 50.55

104.30 ± 49.95

0.475

70–99

Ascitic fluid cell counts; μL¹

587.24 ± 933.40

2527.72 ± 7496.39

0.123

-

Ascitic fluid albumin; g/dL¹

1.45 ± 0.50

1.26 ± 0.75

0.230

-

Ascitic fluid protein; g/dL¹

2.02 ± 0.69

2.00 ± 1.22

0.480

-

SAAG²

2.03 ± 0.50

2.04 ± 0.71

0.754

-

SAAG³

Low

High

0 (0.0%)

17 (100.0%)

3 (7.0%)

40 (93.0%)

0.551

-

MELD score¹

14.65 ± 7.42

24.00 ± 10.17

< 0.001

-