Table 1.

General information of the patients.

	Good prognosis	Poor prognosis	Statistics value	p value
Age (years)	43.16±12.44	48.08±9.08	t′ = 2.621	0.010
Gender (male/female)	52/12	59/15	χ2 = 0.05	0.822
W/wo liver cirrhosis	19/45	32/42	χ2 = 2.707	0.100
W/wo drug-withdrawal rebound	6/5	10/22	χ2 = 1.035	0.309
W/wo ascites	41/23	55/19	χ2 = 1.707	0.191
W/wo ALST	54/10	36/38	χ2 = 19.31	0.000
Number of treatments	1.62 (0.79, 2.55)	0.64 (0, 1.61)	Z = -4.422	0.000

Note: W/wo indicates with/without; ALST is the abbreviation of artificial liver support therapy.