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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2014; 20(23): 7223-7230
Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7223
Table 2 Effects of comorbid diseases on the mortality of patients with liver cirrhosis in the CirCom cohort of 12976 Danish cirrhosis patients. Hazard ratios are adjusted for gender and age differences[3]
ComorbidityHazard ratio (95%CI)
Diabetes with complications1.16 (1.10-1.22)
Diabetes without complications1.03 (0.98-1.08)
Acute myocardial infarction1.59 (1.40-1.79)
Peripheral arterial disease1.29 (1.18-1.40)
Heart failure1.27 (1.20-1.34)
Valvular heart disease1.17 (1.04-1.30)
Cardiomyopathy1.16 (1.03-1.30)
Arterial hypertension with complications1.16 (0.98-1.37)
Cardiac arrhythmia1.14 (1.08-1.20)
Mesenteric vascular disease1.13 (0.85-1.49)
Ischemic heart disease without myocardial infarction1.13 (1.06-1.21)
Mesenteric vascular disease1.13 (0.85-1.49)
Cerebrovascular disease1.09 (1.02-1.16)
Venous thromboembolism1.20 (1.08-1.33)
Chronic obstructive lung disease1.24 (1.18-1.30)
Peptic ulcer with bleeding or perforation1.17 (1.11-1.23)
Chronic pancreatitis1.09 (1.03-1.16)
Chronic inflammatory bowel disease1.08 (0.95-1.22)
Peptic ulcer without complications1.03 (0.97-1.10)
Acute pancreatitis1.01 (0.92-1.12)
Chronic kidney disease1.59 (1.37-1.83)
Psoriasis1.05 (0.92-1.21)
Connective tissue disease0.99 (0.91-1.08)
Epilepsy1.22 (1.11-1.35)
Schizophrenia1.15 (1.00-1.32)
Bipolar disorder0.98 (0.76-1.26)
Depression1.00 (0.91-1.09)
Dementia1.04 (0.95-1.15)
Substance abuse other than alcoholism1.25 (1.14-1.37)
Metastatic cancer1.72 (1.53-1.94)
Non-metastatic solid cancer1.35 (1.27-1.43)
Hematologic cancer1.30 (1.10-1.53)
Human immunodeficiency virus infection0.79 (0.49-1.26)
Osteoporosis1.03 (0.93-1.15)
Obesity1.02 (0.92-1.12)