Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of enrolled patients with liver cirrhosis and ascites

Data are presented as mean±S.D.

BMI, body mass index; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; INR, international normalized ratio; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; CCr, Cr clearance; e-GFR_C&G, glomerular filtration rate as estimated using the formula of Cockcroft and Gault; e-GFR_MDRD, glomerular filtration rate as estimated using the modification of diet in renal disease equation; MELD, model for end-stage liver disease.