Renal resistive index measurements by ultrasound in patients with liver cirrhosis: Magnitude and associations with renal dysfunction

Table 1 Baseline clinical characteristics of the study population, n = 200

Parameter	Frequency
Age in yr, mean ± SD	49.08 ± 11.68
Male, n (%)	159 (79.5)
Etiology of cirrhosis, n (%)
Alcohol	78 (39.0)
NAFLD	49 (24.5)
Viral	37 (18.5)
Others	36 (18.0)
CTP Class, n (%)
A	23 (11.5)
B	66 (33.0)
C	111 (55.5)
Cirrhosis duration in mo, median (IQR)	6.00 (2.001-4.40)
CTP score, mean ± SD	9.59 ± 2.27
MELD-Na score, median	21 (7-40) ± 7.19
BMI, mean ± SD	19.79 ± 3.05
Comorbidity, n (%)
None	121 (60.5)
Type 2 DM	34 (17.0)
HTN	44 (22.0)
Hypothyroidism	1 (0.5)
Duration of type 2 DM in mo, mean ± SD	23.94 ± 13.3
Duration of HTN in mo, mean ± SD	24.09 ± 11.84
ACLF presence, n (%)	27 (13.5)
ACLF grade among n = 27, n (%)
I	6 (22.2)
II	10 (37.0)
III	11 (40.7)
Abdominal circumference in cm, mean ± SD	95.64 ± 16.28
Ascites among n = 153, n (%)
Grade II	70 (45.7)
Grade III	83 (54.3)
Diuretic responsive	90 (59.0)
Diuretic resistant	63 (41.0)
MAP in mmHg, mean ± SD	76.16 ± 5.39
Heart rate in bpm, median (IQR)	80.00 (60.00-130.00)

ACLF: Acute-on-chronic liver failure; CTP: Child Turcotte Pugh; DM: Diabetes mellitus; HTN: Hypertension; IQR: Interquartile range; MAP: Mean arterial pressure; MELD: Model for end-stage liver disease; NAFLD: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; SD: Standard deviation.