Diagnostic delays in alcoholic cirrhosis: A cross-sectional study of contributing factors

Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the inpatients’ demographic characteristics, n (%)/median (interquartile range)

Characteristics	n = 401
First diagnosis
Yes	70 (17.46)
No	331 (82.54)
Sex
Male	388 (96.76)
Female	13 (3.24)
Age (years)	57 (50-65)
Race
Han	385 (96.01)
Miao	8 (1.99)
Zhuang	1 (0.25)
Tujia	5 (1.25)
Others	2 (0.5)
Marital status
Married	335 (83.54)
Unmarried	6 (1.50)
Widowed	34 (8.48)
Divorced	26 (6.48)
Family size (population)	2 (2-2)
Drinking ml-day	500 (250-800)
Drinking years	30 (20-40)
Residence
City	227 (56.61)
Rural area	174 (43.39)
Resident manner
Living alone	91 (22.69)
Not living alone	310 (77.31)
Years of education	9 (6-12)
Average annual family income (ten thousand RMB)	4 (2-6)
Medical insurance
Yes	364 (90.77)
No	37 (9.23)
Diagnostic delay (months)	5 (2-11)
Hospital classification for first visit
First-level hospital (I)	93 (23.19)
Secondary hospital (II)	152 (37.91)
Tertiary hospital (III)	156 (38.9)
Receiving liver color ultrasound in the first visit
Yes	301 (75.06)
No	100 (24.94)
Receiving liver-computed tomography test in the first visit
Yes	167 (41.65)
No	234 (58.35)
Types of wine
Baijiu (Chinese liquor)	227 (56.61)
Red wine	2 (0.50)
Beer	2 (0.50)
Rice wine	114 (28.43)
Baijiu and rice wine	29 (7.23)
Baijiu and beer	20 (5.00)
Baijiu and red wine	1 (0.25)
Baijiu, beer and rice wine	5 (1.25)
Baijiu, red wine and rice wine	1 (0.25)
Hepatic encephalopathy level
No	356 (88.78)
1-2 Level	41 (10.22)
3-4 Level	4 (1.00)
Ascites level
No	171 (42.64)
Mild	169 (42.14)
Moderate to severe	61 (15.21)
Albumin level
Normal	61 (15.21)
Moderate deficiency	171 (42.64)
Mild deficiency	169 (42.15)