Table 2.
Comparison of baseline demographics according to baseline platelet count cut off value of 50 × 109/L
| Platelet count < 50 | Platelet count ≥ 50 | P value | |
| n | 53 (21.5%) | 193 (78.5%) | |
| Age (yr) | |||
| Mean | 51.23 | 53.37 | 0.13 |
| SD | 10 | 9.04 | |
| Median | 52.38 | 55.26 | |
| Range | 52 | 50 | |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 40 (75.5%) | 139 (72%) | 0.62 |
| Male | 13 (24.5%) | 54 (28%) | |
| UKELD | |||
| Mean | 54.16 | 52.72 | 0.09 |
| SD | 5.06 | 6.47 | |
| Diagnosis | |||
| ALD | 10 (19%) | 63 (33%) | |
| Infectious | 30 (56%) | 52 (27%) | |
| NASH | 3 (6%) | 7 (4%) | |
| PSC | 5 (9%) | 29 (15%) | |
| PBC | 1 (2%) | 8 (4%) | |
| AIH | 2 (4%) | 5 (2%) | |
| Wilsons | 0 | 1 (0.5%) | |
| Haemochromatosis | 0 | 1 (0.5%) | |
| Misc | 2 (4%) | 27 (14%) | |
| Hb (g/L) | |||
| Mean | 106.34 | 106.03 | 0.89 |
| SD | 15.08 | 16.94 | |
| Fibrinogen (g/L) | |||
| Mean | 1.78 | 2.45 | < 0.001 |
| SD | 0.62 | 1.15 | |
| Hep MA (mm) | |||
| Mean | 35.28 | 47.85 | < 0.001 |
| SD | 9.49 | 11.93 | |
| Total blood returned (mL) | |||
| Mean | 1692.13 | 1831.6 | 0.69 |
| SD | 1426.72 | 2431.54 | |
| Median | 1500 | 1110 | |
| Range | 6305 | 21237 |
SD: Standard deviation; UKELD: United Kingdom end stage liver disease score; ALD: Alcoholic liver disease; NASH: Non-alcoholic steato-hepatitis; PSC: Primary sclerosing cholangitis; PBC: Primary biliary cirrhosis; AIH: Autoimmune hepatitis; Hb: Haemoglobin; Hep MA: Maximum amplitude on heparinase thromboelastography.