Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of patients with cirrhosis according to the aetiology
| Alcohol (I) | Viral (II) | NAFLD (III) | P value | |
| Total number of patients, n (%) | 33 (19.2) | 79 (45.9) | 60 (34.9) | / |
| Age, median (IQR) | 65 (56–79) | 81 (77–85) | 78 (65–82) | <0.001 |
| 0.007 (II vs III) | ||||
| <0.001 (II vs I) | ||||
| 0.005 (III vs I) | ||||
| Sex, n (%) | 0.008 | |||
| Male | 25 (75.8) | 37 (46.8) | 27 (45.0) | |
| Female | 8 (24.2) | 42 (53.2) | 33 (55.0) | |
| CIRS Comorbidity Index, median (IQR) | 4.0 (3.0–5.0) | 4.0 (3.0–5.0) | 4.0 (3.0–6.0) | 0.314 |
| CIRS Severity Index, median (IQR) | 1.85 (1.62–1.92) | 1.85 (1.62–2.0) | 1.85 (1.69–2.15) | 0.423 |
| Co-multimorbidity, n (%) | 0.015 | |||
| Comorbidity | 13 (39.4) | 15 (19.0) | 8 (13.3) | |
| Multimorbidity | 20 (60.6) | 64 (81.0) | 52 (86.7) | |
| BMI, median (IQR) | 23.4 (21.5–29.4) | 23.5 (20.5–26.6) | 27.1 (23.7–31.8) | <0.001 |
| <0.001 (II vs III) | ||||
| 0.11 (II vs I) | ||||
| 0.02 (III vs I) | ||||
| Edmonton Frail Scale >5, n (%) | 0.604 | |||
| No | 11 (33.3) | 20 (25.3) | 19 (31.7) | |
| Yes | 22 (66.7) | 59 (74.7) | 41 (68.3) | |
| Barthel index <60 | 0.164 | |||
| No | 29 (87.9) | 57 (72.1) | 48 (80) | |
| Yes | 4 (12.1) | 22 (27.9) | 12 (20) | |
| Income <€1000/month, n (%) | 0.523 | |||
| No | 14 (42.4) | 43 (54.4) | 32 (53.3) | |
| Yes | 19 (57.6) | 36 (45.6) | 28 (46.7) | |
| Living alone, n (%) | 0.219 | |||
| No | 26 (78.8) | 59 (74.7) | 52 (86.7) | |
| Yes | 7 (21.2) | 20 (25.3) | 8 (13.3) | |
| Schooling <8 years, n (%) | 0.282 | |||
| No | 12 (36.4) | 28 (35.4) | 29 (48.3) | |
| Yes | 21 (63.6) | 51 (64.6) | 31 (51.7) | |
| Short blessed test >9, n (%) | 0.102 | |||
| No | 20 (60.6) | 31 (39.7) | 31 (51.7) | |
| Yes | 13 (39.4) | 47 (60.3) | 29 (48.3) | |
| Length of stay, median (IQR) | 12.0 (8.0–19.0) | 14.0 (9.0–19.0) | 14.0 (10.0–21.5) | 0.423 |
BMI, body mass index; CIRS, Cumulative Illness Rating Scale; NAFLD, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.