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

Table 5 Comparison of basic information of patients with liver cirrhosis in the normal diet and nocturnal snacks groups at the end of the observation

Variable	Normal diet group (n = 35)	Nocturnal snacks group (n = 35)	P value
ALT (IU/L)	31.5 ± 10.6	29.0 ± 11.2	0.615
AST (IU/L)	38.1 ± 19.2	39.1 ± 13.3	0.894
Albumin (g/L)	34.6 ± 4.3	34.1 ± 4.7	0.762
Total bilirubin (μmol/L)	29.9 ± 25.8	19.2 ± 10.2	0.238
Prothrombin time (s)	13.5 ± 2.6	13.5 ± 1.7	0.732
INR	1.2 ± 0.2	1.3 ± 0.2	0.723
Urea nitrogen (mmol/L)	5.4 ± 2.7	4.9 ± 0.9	0.582
Serum creatinine (μmol/L)	69.1 ± 12.1	65.7 ± 12.0	0.537
Ascites, n (%)	22 (62.9)	23 (65.7)	0.803
Child–Turcotte–Pugh, n (%)			0.945
A	7 (20.0)	6 (17.1)
B	15 (42.9)	15 (42.9)
C	13 (37.1)	14 (40.0)

ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate transferase; INR: International normalized ratio.