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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2017; 23(37): 6868-6876
Published online Oct 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i37.6868
Published online Oct 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i37.6868
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) |
- Citation: Seraj SM, Campbell EJ, Argyropoulos SK, Wegermann K, Chung RT, Richter JM. Hospital readmissions in decompensated cirrhotics: Factors pointing toward a prevention strategy. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(37): 6868-6876
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i37/6868.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i37.6868