Role of nutritional status and nutritional support in outcome of hepatitis B virus-associated acute-on-chronic liver failure

Table 2 Characteristics of nutritional and gastrointestinal barrier between survival group and death group in hepatitis B virus-associated acute-on-chronic liver failure patients at admission, n (%)

Characteristic	Survival group	Death group	P value
n	143	91
Male	98 (68.53)	63 (69.23)	0.910
TSF (mm)	17.1 ± 5.5	16.5 ± 5.7	0.391
SGA score	18.1 ± 2.7	19.8 ± 2.7	< 0.001
Fecal cocci-bacillus ratio	1.2 ± 0.2	1.3 ± 0.3	0.342
D-lactate (μg/mL)	13.2 ± 4.0	14.6 ± 3.8	0.007
sIgA (mg/L)	341.7 ± 95.7	371.0 ± 97.9	0.024
Endotoxin (U/mL)	518.0 ± 162.6	627.4 ± 179.1	< 0.001
IL-1 (μg/mL)	86.1 ± 48.5	126.8 ± 50.9	< 0.001
IL-10 (μg/mL)	39 (24, 87)	147 (59, 246)	< 0.001
TNF-α (pg/mL)	53 (21, 104)	72 (46, 147)	< 0.001

Data presented as mean ± SD or median (IQR). IL-1: Interleukin-1; IL-10: Interleukin-10; SGA: Subjective global assessment; SIgA: Secretory immunoglobulin A; TSF: Triceps skin fold; TNF-α: Tumor necrosis factor alpha.