Table 1 Patient characteristics
Variables | All (n = 229) | Without LT (n = 192) | LT recipients (n = 37) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Male, (%) | 172 (75.1) | 142 (74.0) | 30 (81.1) | 0.48 |
Age (years), mean (SD) | 56.00 (12.15) | 56.51 (12.54) | 53.35 (9.61) | 0.15 |
Systemic hypertension, (%) | 40 (17.5) | 32 (16.7) | 8 (21.6) | 0.62 |
Type II Diabetes, (%) | 34 (14.8) | 27 (14.1) | 7 (18.9) | 0.61 |
Etiology of cirrhosis, (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.49 |
Viral | 149 (65.1) | 121 (63.0) | 28 (75.7) | Â |
Alcohol | 17 (7.4) | 16 (8.3) | 1 (2.7) | Â |
AIH | 13 (5.7) | 10 (5.2) | 3 (8.1) | Â |
Cholestasis | 10 (4.4) | 9 (4.7) | 1 (2.7) | Â |
Others | 22 (9.6) | 19 (9.9) | 3 (8.1) | Â |
Multi | 18 (7.9) | 17 (8.9) | 1 (2.7) | Â |
Experience of acute deterioration, (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Ascites (Grade II-III) | 189 (82.5) | 157 (81.8) | 32 (86.5) | 0.65 |
GEVB | 18 (7.9) | 13 (6.8) | 5 (13.5) | 0.29 |
HE | 18 (7.9) | 15 (7.8) | 3 (8.1) | 1.00 |
Bacterial/fungal infection | 46 (20.1) | 35 (18.2) | 11 (29.7) | 0.17 |
AKI | 19 (8.3) | 11 (5.7) | 8 (21.6) |  < 0.01 |
ACLF | 28 (12.2) | 15 (7.8) | 13 (35.1) |  < 0.001 |
Current living area (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Rural | 95 (41.7) | 83 (43.2) | 12 (33.3) | 0.36 |
Location | Â | Â | Â | 0.99 |
Shanghai | 95 (41.5) | 79 (41.1) | 16 (43.2) | Â |
Zhejiang | 49 (21.4) | 42 (21.9) | 7 (18.9) | Â |
Jiangsu | 26 (11.4) | 21 (10.9) | 5 (13.5) | Â |
Jiangxi | 27 (11.8) | 23 (12.0) | 4 (10.8) | Â |
Anhui | 16 (7.0) | 14 (7.3) | 2 (5.4) | Â |
Others | 16 (7.0) | 13 (6.8) | 3 (8.1) | Â |