Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related liver cirrhosis undergoing splenectomy for portal hypertension and thrombocytopenia or during liver transplantation

	Portal hypertension (n = 16)	Liver transplantation (n = 9)
Age (years)	61 ± 8·3	60 ± 6·3
Male sex (%)	8 (50%)	4 (44%)
Platelet count (/mm3)	5000 ± 1900	7300 ± 1900*
ALT (IU/l)	53 ± 30	53 ± 54
Total bilirubin (mg/dl)	1·3 ± 0·4	3·1 ± 2·3*
Albumin (g/dl)	3·5 ± 0·3	2·8 ± 0·7*
Prothrombin activity (%)	74 ± 10	58 ± 16*
Child–Pugh class A–B	16 (100%)	3 (33%)*

Variables are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.

^*P < 0·05. ALT: alanine aminotransferase.