Hospital readmissions in decompensated cirrhotics: Factors pointing toward a prevention strategy

Table 2 Baseline characteristics of cohort (n = 222) n (%)

Demographics	Number of patients
Male	149 (67.2)
White	168 (76)
Married	82 (36.9)
Age	mean ± SD: 56.7 (11.7)
Insurance
Private insurance	81 (36.5)
Medicaid or mass health	74 (33.3)
Medicare	62 (27.9)
No Insurance (self-pay/free care)	5 (2.3)
Education
High school/equivalent or less	127 (57.2)
Some college and above	60 (27)
Not recorded	35 (15.8)
Clinical History
Alcohol use
Former heavy use	110 (49.5)
No significant history	65 (29.3)
Current heavy use	47 (21.2)
Smoking
Never smoked	82 (36.7)
Former smoker	77 (34.7)
Current smoker	63 (28.4)
Etiology of cirrhosis
Alcohol	83 (37.4)
HCV or HBV (HCV, n = 46)	49 (22.1)
Combination of etiologies (mainly HCV + alcohol)	40 (18)
NASH	29 (13)
Cryptogenic or other etiologies	21 (9.5)
Co-morbidities (Top 5)
Mental health (Depression or bipolar disorder)	68 (30.2)
Diabetes mellitus	65 (29.8)
Coronary artery disease	27 (12)
Chronic kidney disease	27 (12)
Hepatocellular carcinoma	24 (10.6)

HCV: Hepatitis C virus; HBV: Hepatitis B virus.