Original Article
Copyright ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2013; 19(13): 2028-2036
Published online Apr 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i13.2028
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with liver cirrhosis (n = 54)
Aetiology of liver cirrhosis
Alcoholic36 (66.6)
Viral hepatitis7 (13.0)
Alcoholic + viral hepatitis5 (9.3)
Non alcoholic steatohepatitis1 (1.9)
Others5 (9.3)
Child-turcotte-pugh class
Child A0
Child B29 (53.7)
Child C25 (46.3)
MELD score12.2 (10.0-16.0)