Table 2.
Causes of death by fibrosis stratum, treatment group, and liver-relatedness.
| Cause of Death | Fibrosis | Cirrhosis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment | Control | Treatment | Control | Totals | |
| n = 309 | n = 313 | n = 208 | n = 220 | n = 1050 | |
| Liver-related deaths | |||||
| Chronic liver disease | 8 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 47 |
| HCC | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 21 |
| Malignant neoplasm (not HCC)* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Septicemia* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Accidental* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Influenza and pneumonia* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown* | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| Totals | 15 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 76 |
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| Non-liver-related deaths | |||||
| Malignant neoplasm (not HCC) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Other | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| Accidental | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Heart disease | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Septicemia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Influenza and pneumonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
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| Totals | 14 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 46 |
*
These eight deaths were attributed to liver disease even though other potentially fatal medical conditions were present.