Table 1.
Characteristics of the 529 patients with cirrhosis enrolled in this study
| Characteristics | n=529 |
|---|---|
| Age, years | 58 (50–63) |
| Female | 220 (42%) |
| Race | |
| Non-Hispanic White | 307 (58%) |
| Black | 17 (3%) |
| Hispanic White | 133 (25%) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 24 (5%) |
| Other | 48 (9%) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 28 (25–33) |
| Etiology of liver disease | |
| Chronic hepatitis C | 203 (38%) |
| Alcohol | 122 (23%) |
| Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis | 72 (14%) |
| Autoimmune/cholestatic | 77 (15%) |
| Other | 55 (10%) |
| Hypertension | 204 (39%) |
| Diabetes | 145 (27%) |
| MELDNa | 18 (15–23) |
| Total bilirubin, mg/dl | 2.6 (1.7–4.2) |
| Creatinine, mg/dla | 0.91 (0.72–1.20) |
| International normalized ratio for prothrombin time | 1.4 (1.3–1.6) |
| Sodium, mEq/l | 136 (133–139) |
| Albumin, g/dl | 3.0 (2.6–3.4) |
| Dialysis | 23 (4%) |
| Ascites | |
| Mild/moderate | 143 (27%) |
| Refractory | 35 (7%) |
| Hepatic encephalopathy | 99 (19%) |
| Dialysis | 23 (4%) |
| Child Pugh Class | |
| A | 78 (15%) |
| B | 335 (64%) |
| C | 108 (21%) |
| Follow-up time, months | 11 (4–21) |
| Outcome | |
| Waiting | 224 (42%) |
| Death/delisted for being too sick for transplant | 102 (19%) |
| Deceased donor liver transplant | 131 (25%) |
| Other | 72 (14%) |
MELDNa, Model for End-Stage Liver Disease.
Values are median (interquartile range) or n (%).
a
Among those who were not on dialysis.