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Of these (n\u2009=\u200958), 43 had histological features of alcoholic hepatitis and 15 (25%) did not.<\/jats:p>\n            <jats:p>We aimed to determine the laboratory features that differentiated those patients with a histological diagnosis of alcoholic hepatitis from those without, and assess potential clinical utility.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Laboratory investigations at presentation for each of the histologically confirmed cases of alcoholic hepatitis (n\u2009=\u200943) were compared to those without (n\u2009=\u200915) to determine whether there were differences between the two groups. Univariate analysis was by Mann Whitney <jats:italic>U<\/jats:italic> Test and Multivariate analysis was by a stepwise approach.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>White cell count (16.2\u2009\u00b1\u200910.5 v 6.9\u2009\u00b1\u20093.5 (\u00d7\u200910<jats:sup>9<\/jats:sup>\/L); p\u2009=\u20090.0001) and platelet count (178\u2009\u00b1\u200981 v 98.4\u2009\u00b1\u200943 (\u00d7\u200910<jats:sup>9<\/jats:sup>\/L); p\u2009=\u20090.0005) were higher in the patients with histological features of alcoholic hepatitis than in those without. The area under the ROC curve for AH diagnosis was estimated to be 0.83 (0.73, 0.94) and 0.81 (0.69, 0.93) for white cell count and platelet count respectively.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Clinicians cannot accurately differentiate patients with or without alcoholic hepatitis without liver biopsy. This is critically important when deciding on specific therapies such as corticosteroids or when interpreting data from future trials in which biopsy is not mandated. 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