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Published in final edited form as: Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016 Jun 15;14(12):1831–1838.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2016.05.041

Table 1.

Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the study cohort

Variables	Controls (N=124)	AH cases (N=145)	p-value
Age (years)	44 ± 12	47 ± 11	0.03
Men, n (%)	78 (63)	87 (60)	0.62
Race, White, n (%)	103 (83%)	128 (88%)	0.22
BMI (kg/m²)	28.7±7.1	29.4±7.6	0.44
WBC (cells/mm³)	7.1 ±2.8	11.6±8.2	<0.0001
Hemoglobin (g/dl)	13.0±2.1	10.0±1.9	<0.0001
Platelet counts (cells/mm³)	245±72	145±87	<0.0001
T. Bilirubin (mg/dL)	0.5±0.3	13.7±11.6	<0.0001
INR	1.0±0.3	1.8 ±0.5	<0.0001
AST (U/L)	27±9	140±87	0.0001
ALT (U/L)	26±10	64±7	0.0001
Albumin (g/dL)	3.8±0.6	2.8±0.6	<0.0001
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.8±0.3	1.0±0.8	0.05
MELD Scores	7.2±2.2	22.1±7.1	<0.0001