Table 5.
Response in ascites
| Groups | N | Disappeared (N) (%) |
Decreased (N) (%) |
No change (N) (%) |
Increased (N) (%) |
NE (N) (%) |
P value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All patients with ascites | 40 | 3 (7.5) | 11 (27.5) | 12 (30) | 12 (30) | 2 (5) | 0.88 |
| Small to moderate ascites | 26 | 3 (12) | 6 (23) | 9 (35) | 8 (31) | 0 | |
| Massive ascites | 14 | 0 | 5 (36) | 3 (21) | 4 (29) | 2 (14) |
Disappeard: disappearance of ascites
Decreased: from moderate to small, from massive to moderate or small
Increased: from small to moderate or massive, from moderate to massive
*Comparison of response between 2 groups