Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the study patients

Age	48 ± 11.2
Male/Female	8/3
Alcoholic etiology (yes/no)	2/9
Child-Pugh Score	7.6 ± 2.3
Child-Pugh Class (A/B/C)	5/4/2
History of variceal bleeding
Yes	6
No	5
History of encephalopathy
Yes	4
No	7
History of ascites
Yes	6
No	5
History of SBP
Yes	2
No	9
ALT (IU/L)	52.27 ± 24.2
Total protein (g/L)	6.97 ± 0.9
Albumin (g/d)	3.52 ± 0.5
PT (s)	17.3 ± 2.9
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	1.81 ± 0.5

ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; PT: Prothrombin time.