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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2008; 14(10): 1549-1552
Published online Mar 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1549
Published online Mar 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1549
Table 1 Clinical and demographic features of the patients with liver cirrhosis
| Ascites | No ascites | P value | |
| n = 42 | n = 28 | ||
| Gender M/F | 24/18 | 20/8 | 0.735 |
| Mean age ± SD (yr) | 67 ± 14 | 64 ± 14 | 0.068 |
| Child-Pugh class (%) | 0.004 | ||
| A | 8 (19.0) | 18 (64.3) | |
| B | 18 (42.9) | 8 (28.6) | |
| C | 16 (38.0) | 2 (7.1) | |
| Patients with HCC (%) | 2 (4.8) | 12 (42.8) | 0.000 |
- Citation: Spadaro A, Tortorella V, Morace C, Fortiguerra A, Composto P, Bonfiglio C, Alibrandi A, Luigiano C, Caro GD, Ajello A, Ferraù O, Freni MA. High circulating D-dimers are associated with ascites and hepatocellular carcinoma in liver cirrhosis. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(10): 1549-1552
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v14/i10/1549.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.14.1549