Acute liver failure etiology, clinical manifestation and outcomes in adults: Experience of tertiary care hospital in Karachi

Table 1 Demographical and etiological characteristics of patients, n = 102

Variables	n (%)
Age (years), mean ± SD	27.37 ± 6.60
Gender
Male	31(30.4)
Female	71(69.6)
Pregnant	55 (77.5)
Non- Pregnant	16 (32.5)
Gestational age of pregnant (weeks), mean ± SD	34.56 ± 3.80
Marital status
Married	78 (76.5)
Unmarried	24 (23.5)
Ethnicity
Urdu	56 (54.9)
Sindhi	36 (35.3)
Pathan	10 (9.8)
Residence
Rural	45 (44.1)
Urban	57 (55.9)
Socio-economic status
Lower class	59 (57.8)
Middle class	43 (42.2)
Occupation
Housewife	67 (65.7)
Student	18 (17.6)
Shopkeeper	17 (16.7)
Habits
Chewable tobacco	25 (24.5)
None	77 (75.5)