Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of hospitalized cirrhotic patients with or without infection
| Patients with infection | Patients without infection | P values | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 58, 31.5 %) | (n = 126, 68.5 %) | ||
| Age (year-old) | 60.2 ± 12.4 | 55.0 ± 11.0 | 0.005 |
| Sex (male, %) | 33 (56.9 %) | 92 (73 %) | 0.030 |
| HBV/HCV/Alc/others | 20/3/27/8 | 31/11/82/2 | 0.002 |
| Child–Pugh classification (A/B/C) | 11/26/21 | 23/59/44 | 0.969 |
| MELD score | 13.2 ± 8.0 | 11.9 ± 19.1 | 0.215 |
| Meet the criteria of SIRS (%) | 37 (63.8 %) | 59 (46.9 %) | 0.032 |
| Body temperature | 36.8 ± 0.9 | 36.3 ± 0.5 | 0.000 |
| Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio | 8.3 ± 10.1 | 4.9 ± 6.8 | 0.027 |
| WBC count (/mm3) | 8971.7 ± 5340.8 | 7362.5 ± 4668.9 | 0.100 |
| Neutrophil count (% of WBC) | 71.8 ± 13.7 | 65.1 ± 14.0 | 0.003 |
| Lymphocyte count (% of WBC) | 17.8 ± 10.9 | 23.0 ± 12.1 | 0.004 |
| CRP (mg/L) | 34.1 ± 49.2 | 11.9 ± 19.1 | 0.002 |
| Baseline laboratory data | |||
| Platelet count (/mm3) | 116.8 ± 70.0 | 105.2 ± 55.3 | 0.272 |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 3.0 ± 0.7 | 3.0 ± 0.6 | 0.794 |
| Total bilirubin (mg/dL) | 3.3 ± 3.1 | 3.9 ± 4.6 | 0.373 |
| Prothrombin time (INR) | 1.5 ± 0.6 | 1.5 ± 0.5 | 0.937 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.1 ± 0.9 | 0.9 ± 0.7 | 0.118 |
| Na (mEq/L) | 132.2 ± 18.3 | 134.9 ± 12.5 | 0.223 |
MELD model for end-stage liver disease, SIRS systemic inflammatory response syndrome, CRP C-reactive protein, INR international normalized ratio
Differences assessed using the Mann–Whitney U test for numerical variables and chi-test for categorical variables