Effects of nocturnal snacks on body composition in patients with liver cirrhosis

Table 2 Basic information of patients with liver cirrhosis in the normal diet and nocturnal snacks groups

Variable	Normal diet group	Nocturnal snacks group	P value
Patients (n)	35	35	-
Age (year)	54.8 ± 4.9	57.3 ± 4.7	0.173
Women, n (%)	13 (37.1)	18 (51.4)	0.229
BMI (kg/m2)	24.8 ± 3.9	24.60 ± 2.9	0.611
Pathogenesis, n (%)			0.444
HBV	21 (60.0)	26 (74.3)
HCV	6 (17.1)	4 (11.4)
Alcoholic	8 (22.9)	5 (14.3)
ALT (IU/L)	72.3 ± 64.7	89.6 ± 73.5	0.586
AST (IU/L)	89 (37,153)	82 (41,160)	0.510
Albumin (g/L)	35.6 ± 6.8	35.1 ± 6.5	0.824
Total bilirubin (μmol/L)	129 (43,215)	112 (41,224)	0.786
Prothrombin time (s)	16.8 ± 7.4	15.5 ± 6.1	0.572
INR	1.48 ± 0.6	1.37 ± 0.5	0.578
Urea nitrogen (mmol/L)	8.0 ± 2.3	6.0 ± 2.1	0.520
Serum creatinine (μmol/L)	56.9 ± 11.3	59.9 ± 15.1	0.509
Ascites, n (%)	24 (68.6)	27 (77.1)	0.420
Child–Turcotte–Pugh, n (%)			0.939
A	5 (14.3)	6 (17.1)
B	15 (42.9)	14 (40.0)
C	15 (42.9)	15 (42.9)

BMI: Body mass index; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate transferase; HBV: Hepatitis B virus; HCV: Hepatitis C virus; INR: International normalized ratio.