Table 2.

Risk factors associated with HCV, HBV or chronic alcoholism associated with liver cirrhosis.

Risk factors	HCV	HBV	Alcoholism	p-value*)
Blood transfusion
Yes	172	31	47
No	161	271	509	<0.001
Surgery
Yes	191	75**	107
No	141	137	449	<0.001
I.V. drug abuse
Yes	75	5	18
No	137	297	537	<0.001

^*HCV versus HBV or Alcoholism; **HBV versus alcoholism, p<0.001 for surgery and p>0.05 for blood transfusion or I.V. drug abuse.