Table 1. Patient characteristics at baseline paracentesis.
| Variable | Cirrhosis (n = 63) | Non-cirrhosis (n = 8) | Level of significance (p) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years), mean ± SD | 59.5 ± 10.3 | 62.9 ± 17.4 | 0.233 |
| Gender (male/female), n (%) | 45/18 (71.4%/28.6%) | 5/3 (62.5%/37.5%) | 0.053 |
| Etiology of cirrhosis, n (%) | Not applicable | ||
| Alcoholic | 45 (71.4%) | ||
| NASH | 5 (7.9%) | ||
| Cryptogenic | 9 (14.3%) | ||
| Others | 4 (6.3%) | ||
| Cause of ascites (non- cirrhosis), n (%) | Not applicable | ||
| Malignant | 6 (75%) | ||
| Cardiogenic | 1 (12.5%) | ||
| Acute BCS | 1 (12.5%) | ||
| Bilirubin (μmol/L), median (range) | 29.6 (4–541) | 10.4 (3.6–20.9) | 0.0001 |
| Albumin (g/L), median (range) | 31.9 (13.9–49.5) | 33.1 (25.9–54.5) | 0.499 |
| INR, median (range) | 1.5 (0.9–3.5) | 1.1 (0.9–1.53) | 0.012 |
| Serum creatinine (μmol/L), median (range) | 106 (41–389) | 78 (31–107) | 0.018 |
| GFR (ml/min), median (range) | 60 (10–119) | 67 (51–107) | 0.483 |
| Thrombocyte count (exp9/L), median (range) | 86.5 (29–332) | 320 (127–474) | 0.001 |
| White blood cell count (exp9/L), median (range) | 5.8 (2.9–30.3) | 7.05 (2.4–12.6) | 0.617 |
| Haemoglobin (mmol/L), median (range) | 6.6 (4–9) | 6.1 (5.1–7.6) | 0.859 |
| C-reactive protein (mg/dL), median (range) | 18.9 (1.01–140.31) | 16.2 (9.2–125) | 0.986 |
| Total protein content blood (g/L), median (range) | 63.1 (44.1–78.8) | 64 (53.5–64.3) | 0.635 |
| Total protein content ascites (g/L), median (range) | 13.2 (0–58.4) | 23.6 (21.4–46) | 0.001 |
| Ascites leukocyte count (/mm3), median (range) | 210 (0–1744) | 346.5 (148–2715) | 0.036 |
Categorical data is displayed as absolute and relative values and metric data as mean ± standard deviation or median (range), as appropriate.
NASH = non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.
BCS = Budd-Chiari syndrome.
GFR = glomerular filtration rate.
INR = international normalised ratio.
SD = standard deviation.