Do Child–Turcotte–Pugh and nutritional assessments predict survival in cirrhosis: A longitudinal study

Table 1 Sample characterization (n = 129), mean ± SD/ n (%)

Descriptive variables
Gender
Male	73 (56.59)
Female	56 (43.41)
Death
Yes	74 (57.36)
No	55 (42.64)
Transplanted
No	111 (86.05)
Yes	18 (13.95)
Cirrhosis etiology
Alcohol	31 (24.03)
Autoimmune	5 (3.88)
Cryptogenic NASH	5 (3.88)
Virus C + alcohol	14 (10.85)
Virus B + C + alcohol	12 (9.3)
Virus B + alcohol	1 (0.78)
Virus C	1 (0.78)
Virus B	56 (43.41)
Other	4 (3.1)
Child–Turcotte–Pugh
1	85 (65.89)
2	33 (25.58)
3	11 (8.53)
Continuous variables
Age (yr)	56.32 ± 11.252
Survival time (mo)	110.901 ± 73.139
Survival time (yr)	9.115 ± 6.011
Height (cm)	164.438 ± 8.979
First assessment weight (kg)	74.467 ± 14.692
Body mass index	27.528 ± 4.85
Arm circumference (cm)	30.538 ± 4.237
Muscle arm circumference (cm/mm)	24.791 ± 3.221
Bioimpedance analysis-phase angle (°)	6.62 ± 2.953
MELD	10.987 ± 4.699

NASH: Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; MELD: Model for end-stage liver disease.