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Patients’ demographic characteristics and etiology of liver cirrhosis n (%)
| Patients | |
| Patients number | 117 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 81 (69.2) |
| Female | 36 (30.8) |
| Age (yr) | |
| mean ± SD | 69 ± 7.8 |
| Range | 43-85 |
| Causes of cirrhosis | |
| HBV (hepatitis B) | 9 (7.7) |
| HBV and NAFLD | 5 (4.3) |
| HBV and alcohol abuse | 1 (0.09) |
| HCV (hepatitis C) | 59 (50.4) |
| HCV and NAFLD | 16 (13.7) |
| HCV and alcohol abuse | 10 (8.5) |
| Alcohol abuse | 8 (6.8) |
| Alcohol abuse and overweight | 8 (6.8) |
| Sarcoidosis | 1 (0.09) |
NAFLD: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
