Table 1.

Patient profile

	Patients with cirrhosis n = 36
Age	59.8 ± 12.8 years
Gender (Male: Female)	1.8: 1
Ethnicity	Malay n = 11 (30.6%) Chinese n-14 (38.9%) Indian n = 11 (30.6%)
Child-Pugh grade	Child Pugh B n = 16 (44.4%) Child Pugh C n = 20 (55.6%)
Aetiology/Child-Pugh grade C	Alcohol n = 12 (33.3%)	8/12
	Viral hepatitis n = 15 (41.6%)	10/15
	Autoimmune n = 2 (5.6%)	1/2
	Cryptogenic n = 7 (19.4%)	1/7
Reason for admission	Tense ascites with need for paracentesis n = 15 (41.7%) Infection n = 7 (19.4%) Diarrhoea n = 3 (8.3%) Abdominal pain n = 2 (5.6%) Upper gastrointestinal bleed n = 2 (5.6%) Diabetic ketoacidosis n = 2 (5.6%) Others n = 5 (13.9%)
Mean CRP (mg/litre)	4.54 ± 4.87
BMI (kg/m²)	24.3 ± 5
Caloric Intake (Kcal/kg/day)	15.2 kcal/kg/day