Brief Article
Copyright ©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2009; 15(44): 5558-5562
Published online Nov 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5558
Table 1 Characteristics of cirrhotic patients with SBP and cirrhotic control patients with ascites (mean ± SD)
Control cirrhotic patients (n = 83)Cirrhotic patients with SBP (n = 23)
Age (yr)55.8 ± 10.558.7 ± 8.6
Male gender (%)75.978.3
Albumin (g/dL)3.0 ± 0.63.0 ± 0.6
Prothrombin activity (%)63.8 ± 22.154.9 ± 20.8
Bilirubin (mg/dL)4.9 ± 6.34.9 ± 5.9
Chronic alcohol abuse as etiology of cirrhosis (%)71.191.3