Table 6.
Comparative results between groups with and without acute on chronic liver failure n (%)
| ACLF | No ACLF | P vaule | OR | 95%CI | |
| Age (yr ± SD) | 60 ± 11 | 60 ± 11 | 1.00 | ||
| Male | 23 (79) | 44 (62) | 0.11 | 2.3 | 0.78-7.43 |
| Child Pugh (score ± DS) | 10.2 ± 2.1 | 8.4 ± 1.6 | < 0.0001 | ||
| MELD (score ± DS) | 20.7 ± 8.5 | 12.3 ± 4 | < 0.0001 | ||
| Active alcoholism | 9 (31) | 22 (31) | 1.00 | 1 | 0.3-2.8 |
| Prior ascites | 18 (62) | 29 (41) | 0.07 | 2.3 | 0.9-6.3 |
| Prior encephalopthy, n (%) | 9 (31) | 10 (14) | 0.08 | 2.74 | 0.9-8.7 |
| Esophageal varices | 18 (62) | 37 (52) | 0.38 | 1.5 | 0.5-4 |
| Ascites | 27 (93) | 43 (60.5) | 0.001 | 8.8 | 1.8-58.1 |
| Variceal hemorrhage | 4 (13.7) | 10 (14) | 1 | 0.97 | 0.2-3.8 |
| White cell count (n/mm3 ± SD) | 15.300 ± 10.770 | 8.033 ± 5.601 | < 0.0001 | ||
| Serum sodium (mEq/L ± SD) | 133.3 ± 6.9 | 135.1 ± 5.3 | 0.16 | ||
| CRP (mg/L ± SD) | 50.9 ± 46.4 | 28.6 ± 23.4 | 0.002 | ||
| Mortality | 18 (62) | 4 (5.6) | < 0.0001 |
OR: Odds ratio; 95%CI: Confidence interval 95%; SD: Standard deviation; CRP: C-reactive protein; ACLF: Acute-on-chronic liver failure.