3.3 Liver function related parameters characteristics after HCMV infection in children of different ages
To further ascertain the effect of HCMV-infection on Liver function, we compared the changes of the ALT, AST and GGT in HCMV-infected children and control group (Table 3). The ALT of HCMV-infected children within 6 months were significantly higher than their control groups (P <0.05),but there was no significant difference in ALT between HCMV-infected children aged 7m-6y and their control groups (P >0.05) (Table 3). The AST of HCMV-infected children within 2 years was significantly higher than that of their corresponding control groups (P <0.05),but there was no significant difference in AST between HCMV-infected children aged 2y-6y and their control groups (P >0.05) (Table 3). The GGT of HCMV-infected children within 1 years were significantly higher than their corresponding control groups (P <0.05),but there was no significant difference in GGT between HCMV-infected children aged 12m-6y and their corresponding control groups (P >0.05) (Table 3). Therefore, we speculate that HCMV infection has more damage to the liver of younger children than older children.