Table 1.

Characteristics of the 316 Study Patients

Variable
Mean Age* (yr)	54.5 (12.9)
Sex (M/F)	194/122
Etiology of liver disease [%]
Alcohol	51.2
Hepatitis B virus	15.2
Hepatitis C virus	22.2
Hemochromatosis	1.9
Wilson's diesease	0.6
PBC	1.9
Autoimmune hepatitis	2.8
Unknown	4.2
Manifestation of liver disease [%]
Chronic hepatitis (n = 69)	21.8
Liver cirrhosis (n = 245)	77.5
Non-cirrhotic portal hypertension (n = 2)	0.6
Liver cirrhosis classification [%]
Child-Pugh-Stage A	36.3
B	42.5
C	21.2