Table 5.
Subjects with Alcoholic and Nonalcoholic Etiology of Cirrhosis
| Alcoholic etiology
|
Nonalcoholic etiology
|
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cirrhotic cases (n = 49) | Cirrhotic controls (n = 41) | Cirrhotic cases (n = 42) | Cirrhotic controls (n = 112) | |
| APAP use | 7 (14) | 7 (17) | 10 (24) | 31 (28) |
| NSAID use | 9 (18) | 10 (24) | 5 (12) | 38 (34)a |
| Used alcohol in past month | 19 (39) | 9 (22) | 6 (14) | 21 (19) |
| Amount of alcohol used in last month, g | 580 (10–4500) | 80 (10–3300)b | 53 (10–600) | 30 (5–600) |
| Days of alcohol use in last month | 20 (1–30) | 2 (1–30)b | 2 (1–30) | 3 (1–30) |
NOTE. Data are given as n (%) or (range).
P = .006.
P = .03 compared with patients.