Management of restless legs syndrome in chronic liver disease: A challenge for the correct diagnosis and therapy

Table 1 Baseline general conditions of patients recruited

Characteristic	Hepatic failure, n = 211
Male/female	107/104
Age in year, mean and standard deviation	59 ± 4.7
(median range)	(36-74)
BMI, kg/m2	25.43 ± 4.1
Cause of liver disease, n	211
Previous alcohol abuse	139
Hepatic venous outflow tract obstruction	14
Cryptogenic	12
Liver primary tumor	46
Child-Pugh class; number	211
A	132
B	54
C	25

BMI: Body mass index.