Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2017; 23(43): 7716-7726
Published online Nov 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i43.7716
Table 4 Clinical characteristics of patients with Wilson’s disease according to different age strata [n = 211, n (%)]
Age < 20 (n = 65)Age 20-39.9 (n = 94)Age ≥ 40 (n = 52)P value
Hepatic involvement58 (89.2)74 (78.7)44 (84.6)0.201
Cirrhosis7 (10.8)18 (19.1)13 (25.0)0.128
Cirrhotic complications4 (6.2)9 (9.6)6 (11.5)0.584
Hepatocellular carcinoma003 (11.5)0.014
Neurological involvement9 (13.8)16 (17.0)5 (9.6)0.469
Psychiatric involvement6 (9.2)12 (12.8)6 (11.5)0.787
Liver transplantation11 (16.9)11 (11.7)2 (3.8)0.066
Death4 (6.2)9 (9.6)13 (25.0)0.005