Table 1. Basic characteristics of the study participants.
| Control individuals | Cirrhotic individuals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No cirrhosis (n = 37 252) | All⌧ (9 313) | Nonalcoholic n = 7 064 | Alcoholic n = 2 249 | |
| Sex, n (%)# | ||||
| Male | 26 260 (70.49) | 6 565 (70.49) | 4 474 (63.34) | 2 091 (92.97) |
| Female | 10 992 (29.51) | 2 748 (29.51) | 2 590 (36.66) | 158 (7.03) |
| Age in 2005 (Mean±SD) | 54.49±14.92 | 54.49±14.92 | 56.87±15.06 | 47±11.65 |
| Low-income, n (%)*,# | ||||
| No | 36 972 (99.25) | 9 144 (98.19) | 6 975 (98.74) | 2 169 (96.44) |
| Yes | 280 (0.75) | 169 (1.81) | 89 (1.26) | 80 (3.56) |
| Residents, n (%)*,# | ||||
| Urban | 21 729 (58.33) | 4 913 (52.75) | 3 823 (54.12) | 1 090 (48.47) |
| Sub-urban | 11 601 (31.14) | 3 060 (32.86) | 2 285 (32.35) | 775 (34.46) |
| Rural | 3 922 (10.53) | 1 340 (14.39) | 956 (13.53) | 384 (17.07) |
| Comorbidity, n (%) | ||||
| Hepatitis B*,# | 790 (2.12) | 2 080 (22.33) | 1 750 (24.77) | 330 (14.67) |
| Hepatitis C*,# | 298 (0.80) | 1 528 (16.41) | 1 356 (19.2) | 172 (7.65) |
| Unspecified hepatitis*,# | 4 753 (12.76) | 5 564 (59.74) | 4 325 (61.23) | 1 239 (55.09) |
| Dyslipidemia* | 4 638 (12.45) | 1 551 (16.65) | 1 192 (16.87) | 359 (15.96) |
| Hypertension*,# | 9 662 (25.94) | 3 107 (33.36) | 2 580 (36.52) | 527 (23.43) |
| COPD*,# | 6 695 (17.97) | 2 207 (23.7) | 1 846 (26.13) | 361 (16.05) |
| Cerebrovascular disease*,# | 2 795 (7.50) | 961 (10.32) | 823 (11.65) | 138 (6.14) |
| Myocardial infarction* | 322 (0.86) | 104 (1.12) | 85 (1.2) | 19 (0.84) |
| Renal disease*,# | 1 257 (3.37) | 709 (7.61) | 627 (8.88) | 82 (3.65) |
⌧Included alcoholic cirrhosis and cirrhosis without alcohol
*Significantly different between cirrhotic and comparison patients, p < 0.05
#Significantly different between patients with alcoholic cirrhosis and cirrhosis without alcohol p < 0.05