Table 1. Baseline characteristics of study population.

Characteristics	n = 50,798
Age, yr (mean)	56.7
Sex, No. (%)
Male	31,091 (61.2)
Female	19,707 (38.8)
Etiology of cirrhosis, No. (%)
Hepatitis B	25,497 (50.2)
Hepatitis C	5,070 (10.0)
Others	20,231 (39.8)
Past cirrhosis decompensation, No. (%)	1,111 (2.2)
Ascites	247
Variceal bleeding	513
Hepatic encephalopathy	352
Hepatorenal syndrome	25