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. 2007 Nov;150(2):230–237. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2007.03494.x

Table 1.

Clinical and analytical characteristics of patients included in the study. Group I: patients without bactDNA translocation; Group II: patients with bactDNA translocation; WBC: white blood cells; PMN: polymorphonuclear cells; AF: ascitic fluid.

Group I (n = 50) Group II (n = 26) P value
Age (years) 60.05 ± 11.60 63.22 ± 11.53 ns
Male Sex n (%) 26 (52%) 12 (46.7%) ns
Alcohol ethiology n (%) 33 (66%) 18 (69.2%) ns
Previous episodes of ascites n (%) 14 (28%) 9 (34.6%) ns
Child-Pugh A/B/C (n) 0/31/19 0/14/12 ns
Meld mean score 12.87 ± 4.5 16 ± 8 ns
Mean Arterial Pressure (mmHg) 86.5 ± 15.9 83.03 ± 9.44 ns
Bilirubin (mg/dL) 3.3 ± 2.1 3.33 ± 3.60 ns
Albumin (g/dL) 2.80 ± 0.6 2.75 ± 0.56 ns
Quick (%) 61.2 ± 14.6 59.15 ± 15.80 ns
Serum creatinine (mg/dL) 0.8 ± 0.4 1.02 ± 0.60 ns
Serum sodium (mEq/L) 135.0 ± 5.1 134.24 ± 5.44 ns
Blood WBC/mm3 5576.4 ± 2389.3 6205.5 ± 3409.48 ns
Total Blood PMNs/mm3 4920 ± 2995 4471.15 ± 2915.83 ns
Total AF proteins (g/dL) 1.7 ± 0.8 1.58 ± 0.76 ns
AF WBC/mm3 207 ± 185.9 165 ± 180 ns
Total AF PMNs/mm3 39.2 ± 42.9 46.4 ± 79.2 ns

Values shown as mean ± standard deviation; Group I: patients without bactDNA; Group II: patients with bactDNA translocation; WBC: white blood cell; PMN: polymorph nuclear cell; AF: ascitic fluid.