Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2020.
World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2020; 26(18): 2221-2231
Published online May 14, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i18.2221
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study patients
Parametern (%)
Age (yr)57 (IQR 50–65)
Male133 (71)
Current smoker70 (37)
Co morbidities
IHD16 (9)
DM64 (34)
CCF16 (9)
Previous CVA15 (8)
COPD14 (7)
Non-HCC malignancy20 (11)
CKD39 (21)
Ascites138 (73)
Aetiology of cirrhosis
Alcohol117 (62)
HBV6 (3)
HCV59 (31)
NASH37 (20)
PSC6 (3)
AIH4 (2)
PBC1 (1)
Other11 (6)
Child Pugh score11 (IQR 9-12)
CPA3 (2)
CPB39 (21)
CPC120 (64)
Unknown26 (14)
MELD25 (IQR 18-31)
Hepatic encephalopathy
Grade 122 (5)
Grade 293 (23)
Grade 338 (57)
Grade 49 (14)
Unknown grade26
Previous episode of encephalopathy75
Median duration of encephalopathy (d)7 (IQR 2-9)