Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of cirrhosis subjects (n=150).

Median age (years)	57 (range 20 – 78)
Gender	59 % male
Race/ethnicity
White	82%
Black	3%
Hispanic	4%
Other	17%
Etiology of liver disease
Alcohol	16%
Viral hepatitis	48%
Cryptogenic/fatty liver	19%
Other	17%
Median MELD score	8 (range 6 – 19)
Child-Pugh class
A	70%
B	27%
C	3%
Hepatocellular carcinoma	2%
Median length followed in liver clinic (months)	23 (range 0 – 198)
Medications
Diuretics	37%
For encephalopathy	23%

MELD=Model for End-stage Liver Disease