Table 1. Demographics, etiology and biochemistry of liver disease and Child-Pugh class of patients.
| Total | 2002–2006 | 2007–2011 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | 2045 (100) | 558 (27.3) | 1487 (72.7) | |
| Gender [male/female (%)] | 1662/383 (81.3/18.7) | 453/105 (81.2/18.8) | 1209/278 (81.3/18.7) | 0.950 |
| Age (mean ± SD) | 2045 (52.5 ± 12.1) | 51.5 ± 12.5 | 53.0 ± 12.0 | 0.017 |
| Etiology [n (%)] | 2045 (100) | 0.003 | ||
| HBV | 1504 (73.5) | 396 (71.0) | 1108 (74.5) | 0.106 |
| HCV | 83 (4.1) | 15 (2.7) | 68 (4.6) | 0.054 |
| HBV+HCV | 17 (0.8) | 2 (0.4) | 15 (1.0) | 0.242 |
| The others | 441 (21.6) | 145 (26.0) | 296 (19.9) | 0.003 |
| ALT [n (%)] | 2045 (100) | 0.076 | ||
| ≤ 40 | 783 (38.3) | 225 (40.3) | 558 (37.5) | |
| 40–200 | 1171 (57.3) | 301 (53.9) | 870 (58.5) | |
| >200 | 91 (4.4) | 32 (5.7) | 59 (4.0) | |
| AST [n (%)] | 2045 (100) | 0.633 | ||
| ≤ 40 | 401 (19.6) | 104 (18.6) | 297 (20.0) | |
| 40–200 | 1399 (68.4) | 382 (68.5) | 1017 (68.4) | |
| >200 | 245 (12.0) | 72 (12.93) | 173 (11.6) | |
| Child-Pugh class [n (%)] | 1843 (90.1) | 0.587 | ||
| A | 959 (52.0) | 266 (53.8) | 693 (51.4) | |
| B | 771 (41.8) | 197 (39.9) | 574 (42.6) | |
| C | 113 (6.1) | 31 (6.3) | 82 (6.1) |
SD, standard deviation; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase.