Table 2.
Socio-demographic characteristics of patients with cirrhosis, associated factors, clinical and laboratory features of decompensated cirrhosis (N=85)
| Parameter | Frequency (%)/Median (IQR) |
| Socio-demographic and risk factors | |
| Age (years) | 42 (32–55) |
| Male sex | 52 (61.2%) |
| Alcohol use | 47 (55.3%) |
| HBsAg positive | 23 (27.1%) |
| HCV antibody positive | 3 (3.5%) |
| HIV positive | 13 (15.3%) |
| Clinical features | |
| Jaundice | 53 (62.4%) |
| Lower limb oedema | 68 (80%) |
| Collateral veins | 39 (45.9%) |
| Splenomegaly | 37 (43.5%) |
| Variceal bleeding | 31 (36.5%) |
| Encephalopathy | |
| Grade 1 and 2 | 15 (17.6%) |
| Grade 3 and 4 | 5 (5.9%) |
| Ascites | 81 (95.3%) |
| Child Pugh class | |
| B | 23 (27.1%) |
| C | 62 72.9% |
| Laboratory findings | |
| Alanine aminotransferase ( IU/L) | 28.8 (21.1–52.8) |
| Aspartate aminotransferase ( IU/L) | 76.3 (43.5–128.5) |
| Serum bilirubin (mg/dL) | 2.1 (0.8–5.6) |
| Serum albumin (g/dL) | 2.1 (1.7–2.5) |
| International Normalized Ratio | 2.1 (1.6–2.8) |
| Prothrombin time (seconds) | 22.1 (18.7–27.6) |
| Platelet count (×103/µl) | 121 (64–210) |
| Haemoglobin (g/dL) | 9.8 (8.1–12.1) |