Abstract
We tried to prognosticate the course of liver diseases by using the multivariate analysis and 16 routin laboratory data.
Two hundred forty seven patients with liver disease were classified into 4 groups on the basis of liver biopsy findings; acute hepatitis 78 cases, chronic hepatitis 40 cases, liver cirrhosis 74 cases and hepatoma 55 cases.
The canonical discriminant analysis using 16 laboratory tests was examined on each group.
The following conclusion may be established from the experiments:
1. The results of this multivariate analysis showes the similar pattern to the clinical processes of acute hepatitis.
2. This analysis is able to estimate the course of liver diseases and to discriminate between hepatoma and the other liver disease.
