Table 2.

Clinical and Demographic Features of Cirrhotic Patients

No.	25
Age, y, mean ± SD	56.6 ± 8.0
Gender, M:F	17:8
Ethnicity, No.
White	19
Black	2
Hispanic	4
Etiology of cirrhosis, No.
NASH	4
Alcoholic	4
Hepatitis virus	9
Others	8
MELD, mean ± SD (range)	17.4 ± 4.4 (11–28)
Child’s score, mean ± SD (range)	9 ± 1.5 (6–12)
Height, in, mean ± SD	68.5 ± 4.2
Weight, kg, mean ± SD	89.0 ± 20.9
BMI, mean ± SD (range)	29.6 ± 7.7 (18.3–56.1)
Ascites, No. (%)	17 (68%)

BMI, body mass index; MELD, model for end-stage liver disease; NASH, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.