Table 1.
Characteristics of liver disease subjects
| Characteristic | Di–tri bridge | Di–tri bridge | P-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present (n = 29) | Absent (n = 110) | ||
| Male (%) | 17 (59) | 54 (49) | 0.361 |
| Mean age (SD) | 54 (6) | 51 (12) | 0.319 |
| Ethnicity (%) | |||
| Non-Hispanic white | 22 (76) | 82 (75) | 0.493 |
| Non-Hispanic black | 5 (17) | 27 (24) | |
| Other ethnicity | 2 (7) | 1 (1) | |
| Cirrhotic (%) | 22 (76) | 51 (46) | 0.005 |
| Alcohol-related disease (%) | 12 (41) | 25 (23) | 0.043 |
| Self-report any past-90-day drinking (%) | 17 (59) | 62 (56) | 0.827 |
| Median daily grams alcohol consumed in self-reported drinkers (interquartile range) | 53 (16–77) | 14 (2–45) | 0.056 |
aKruskal–Wallis for continuous variables and chi-square for categorical variables.