Table 5.

Complications of cirrhosis in the two groups

Complications	Group A	Group B	P
Ascites	0	8	< 0.001
Encephalopathy	0	2	< 0.001
Esophageal hemorrhage	2	10	< 0.001

Group A: Colchicine, 20; Group B: Control, 18. Statistical significance of differences between the two groups: P < 0.001.