Brief Article
Copyright ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2013; 19(22): 3433-3438
Published online Jun 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i22.3433
Table 1 General characteristics of the two groups evaluated n (%) or mean ± SD
VariablesControl group (n = 42)Cirrhotic group (n = 42)P value
Age (yr)48.4 ± 8.350.0 ± 8.50.32
Males29 (69.0)33 (78.5)0.70
BMI (kg/m2)25.3 ± 3.426.3 ± 4.40.40
LC etiology
Alcohol-15 (38)-
HCV-12 (30)-
Alcohol + HCV-8 (20)-
HBV-2 (4)-
Alcohol + HBV-1 (2)-
Cryptogenic-4 (6)-
Child-Pugh
Child A-16 (38)-
Child B-17 (40)-
Child C-9 (22)-
Table 2 Polysomnographic parameters of the two groups evaluated (mean ± SD)
VariablesControl group (n = 42)Cirrhotic group (n = 42)P value
TRT (min)421.98 ± 38.20445.65 ± 50.640.07
TST (min)357.18 ± 53.42329.67 ± 76.62< 0.05
Wake (min)51.86 ± 29.91115.05 ± 67.92< 0.01
SE84.43% ± 8.55%73.89% ± 14.99%< 0.01
Sleep Lat (min)13.39 ± 14.4028.41 ± 29.28< 0.01
REM Lat (min)90.62 ± 54.74151.27 ± 93.24< 0.01
S15.14% ± 3.26%5.90% ± 3.12%0.77
S257.00% ± 8.73%61.72% ± 7.38%0.29
S3 + 417.31% ± 7.00%18.32% ± 6.64%0.73
REM20.71% ± 6.77%14.04% ± 5.64%< 0.05
AHI7.33 ± 1.015.16 ± 0.800.09
PLMS/h2.79 ± 0.6110.56 ± 2.85< 0.01
Arousals/h15.88 ± 5.4611.78 ± 7.06< 0.01
Mean SpO294.80% ± 1.62%94.38% ± 2.05%0.06
Nadir SpO287.45% ± 5.24%85.87% ± 8.98%< 0.05