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Table 3.

Baseline demographic, biochemical, and liver disease severity scores among cirrhotic patients.

Variable	Mean (±SD^§)
Age	54.78 (12.95)
INR^α	1.41 (0.49)
Albumin	2.76 (0.79)
Serum creatinine	1.83 (1.87)
Total serum bilirubin	3.11 (2.99)
AST^π	93.97 (110.03)
ALT^¥	65.66 (105.22)
MELD score^€	10.09 (4.54)
MELD score in variceal bleeders	9.05 (4.39)	P value^* = 0.006
MELD score in nonvariceal bleeders	10.7 (2.9)	P value^* = 0.006

^§Standard deviation.

^αInternational normalized ratio.

^πAspartate aminotransferase.

^¥Alanine aminotransferase.

^€Model for end-stage liver disease.

^* P value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.