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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2013; 19(30): 4984-4991
Published online Aug 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i30.4984
Published online Aug 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i30.4984
Characteristics | MHE | Non-MHE | P value |
Gender | |||
Male | 140 (67.6) | 216 (69.2) | 0.77 |
Female | 67 (32.4) | 96 (30.8) | |
Mean age (yr), mean ± SD | 51.56 ± 9.70 | 47.58 ± 11.55 | < 0.01 |
Level of education | |||
Grade six or less | 93 (44.9) | 34 (10.9) | < 0.01 |
Junior high school | 64 (39.9) | 76 (24.4) | |
Senior high school/vocational school | 32 (15.5) | 94 (30.1) | |
College degree or more | 12 (5.8) | 88 (28.2) | |
Unknown | 6 (2.9) | 20 (6.4) | |
Driving | |||
Yes | 50 (24.2) | 89 (28.5) | 0.22 |
No | 144 (69.6) | 193 (61.9) | |
Unknown | 13 (6.3) | 30 (9.6) | |
Primary etiology for chronic liver disease | |||
Hepatitis B virus | 117 (56.5) | 172 (55.5) | 0.18 |
Hepatitis B virus and alcohol | 21 (10.1) | 40 (12.9) | |
Alcohol | 30 (14.5) | 19 (6.1) | |
Hepatitis C virus | 11 (5.3) | 27 (8.7) | |
Hepatitis B and C virus | 2 (1.0) | 1 (0.3) | |
Autoimmune hepatitis | 12 (5.8) | 27 (8.7) | |
Other | 14 (6.8) | 24 (7.7) | |
History of prior variceal bleeding | |||
Yes | 43 (20.7) | 82 (26.3) | 0.21 |
No | 158 (76.3) | 226 (72.4) | |
Unknown | 6 (2.9) | 4 (1.3) | |
History of prior ascites | |||
Yes | 131 (63.3) | 139 (44.6) | 0.00 |
No | 66 (31.9) | 168 (53.8) | |
Unknown | 10 (4.8) | 5 (1.6) | |
Duration of liver cirrhosis (yr), mean ± SD | 2.28 ± 3.06 | 2.73 ± 3.21 | 0.25 |
- Citation: Wang JY, Zhang NP, Chi BR, Mi YQ, Meng LN, Liu YD, Wang JB, Jiang HX, Yang JH, Xu Y, Li X, Xu JM, Zhang G, Zhou XM, Zhuge YZ, Tian DA, Ye J, Liu YL. Prevalence of minimal hepatic encephalopathy and quality of life evaluations in hospitalized cirrhotic patients in China. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(30): 4984-4991
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i30/4984.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i30.4984