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Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients.
| Number of patients | 73 |
| Age (years) | |
| Mean ±SD | 60±8.2 |
| Range | 41–81 |
| Gender | |
| Men | 50 (68%) |
| Women | 23 (32%) |
| Cause of cirrhosis | |
| HCV | 56 (78%) |
| HBV | 9 (12%) |
| HBV/HDV | 4 (5%) |
| Alcohol abuse | 3 (4%) |
| Other | 1 (1%) |
| Child-Pugh Class | |
| A | 38 (52%) |
| B | 20 (27%) |
| C | 15 (21%) |
