TABLE 2.

DEMOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL DATA FOR CASES AND CONTROLS

Variable	Cases (N = 31)	Controls (N = 104)	P Value
Age, years	54 ± 10	52 ± 10	0.41
Female sex	20 (65%)	40 (39%)	0.01
Race			0.37
White	29 (94%)	92 (88%)
Black	0	7 (7%)
Other	2 (6%)	5 (5%)
Etiology of portal hypertension
Alcohol	14 (45%)	45 (43%)	0.85
Hepatitis C	6 (19%)	51 (49%)	0.003
Autoimmune hepatitis	7 (23%)	4 (4%)	0.003
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease	1 (3%)	8 (75%)	0.68
Hepatitis B	1 (3%)	6 (6%)	1.0
Primary sclerosing cholangitis	1 (3%)	9 (9%)	0.45
Primary biliary cirrhosis	3 (10%)	3 (3%)	0.13
Cryptogenic	2 (6%)	8 (8%)	1.0
Model for End-stage Liver Disease score	12 ± 4 (N = 29)	12 ± 5 (N = 103)	0.77