Table 1.
Characteristic of alcoholics (P-Ch stages 0, A, B, and C) and healthy controls (C).
| C (n = 10) |
P-Ch 0 (n = 22) |
P-Ch A (n = 14) |
P-Ch B (n = 25) |
P-Ch C (n = 24) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (male/female) | 8/2 | 18/4 | 11/3 | 20/5 | 19/5 |
| Age (years) | 55.51 ± 8.89 | 54.91 ± 12.82 | 52.50 ± 16.11 | 54.00 ± 12.19 | 50.71 ± 10.00 |
| Body weight (kg) | 75.63 ± 9.83 | 64.54 ± 8.58 | 66.33 ± 11.93 | 84.84 ± 27.11 | 85.91 ± 21.76 |
| Height (cm) | 173.54 ± 10.31 | 169.91 ± 6.95 | 171.33 ± 9.86 | 177.36 ± 11.40 | 175.45 ± 6.69 |
| Drinking period (years) | — | 7.5 ± 2.89 | 11.16 ± 7.403 | 13.86 ± 7.06 | 18.17 ± 10.73 |
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| Existing medical symptoms | |||||
| Ascites | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 22 |
| Encephalopathy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| Oesophageal varices | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 |
Key: data are expressed as mean ± SD. P-Ch 0: alcoholics without liver cirrhosis; P-Ch stages A, B, and C: alcoholics with liver cirrhosis Pugh-Child stages A–C; C: healthy controls.