Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of patients with liver cirrhosis (mean±SD)

	Child–Pugh B	Child–Pugh C
Age, year	43±12	46±13
Male/female	15/10	15/5
Albumin, g/dL	3.2±0.3	2.8±0.6
AST/ALT, IU/mL	98±65/87±98	110±45/97±45
Bilirubin, mg/dL	4.5±3.8	9.7±6.5