Table 1. Baseline characteristics of patients with AH.
Characteristics | Median (25–75 IQR) |
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Age (years) | 52 (46–56) |
Male n (%) | 39 (76) |
Corticosteroids n (%) | 27 (53) |
SIRS (%) | 18 (35) |
Laboratory and hemodynamic parameters | |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 17 (10–13) |
Leukocyte count x109/L | 8.6 (6.3–12.6) |
Platelet count x109/L | 119 (77–208) |
AST (U/L) | 117 (66–152) |
ALT (U/L) | 37 (23–60) |
Serum albumin (g/dL) | 2.6 (2.3–3.2) |
Serum creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.9 (0.6–1.1) |
Serum bilirubin (mg/dL) | 6.7 (3.0–18.5) |
International normalized ratio | 1.6 (1.4–1.8) |
Hepatic venous pressure gradient (mmHg) | 19 (14–22) |
Alcoholic hepatitis severity scores at admission | |
MELD score | 19 (14–24) |
ABIC score | 7.3 (6.7–8.4) |
ABIC Class n (%) | |
A | 14 (27) |
B | 31 (61) |
C | 6 (12) |
Clinical decompensations during hospitalization | |
AKI n (%) | 18 (35) |
Infection n (%) | 17 (33) |
Mortality at 90 days n (%) | 10 (20) |
Note: The total series included 51 patients. Samples from 15 patients were used for microarray analysis. IQR, interquartile range; SIRS, Systemic inflammatory response syndrome; AKI, Acute kidney injury.