Table 1. Comparison between subjects hospitalized and not hospitalized within 90 days.

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001	Hospitalized within 90 days (n = 94)	Not hospitalized within 90 days (n = 162)
Age	56 ± 8*	58 ± 5
BMI	29 ± 6	31 ± 5
Daily calories	2947 ± 659	2902 ± 803
Alcoholic etiology	31%*	22%
NASH etiology	11%*	21%
MELD score	17 ± 8***	10 ± 4
With prior HE	64%***	23%
Additionally on rifaximin	33%***	21%
Type 2 Diabetes	33%	30%
Diabetes on insulin (within DM group)	51%*	28%
Non-selective beta-blockers	51%	41%
PPI therapy	68%***	39%