Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| No of patients (n = 36 675)* | |
|---|---|
| Age (years)† | 73 (66–78) |
| ≤ 59 | 3399 (9·3) |
| 60–69 | 10 268 (28·0) |
| 70–79 | 16 256 (44·3) |
| ≥ 80 | 6752 (18·4) |
| Sex ratio (F : M) | 12 331 : 24 344 |
| Charlson Co‐morbidity Index | |
| ≤ 3 | 20 398 (55·6) |
| ≥ 4 | 16 277 (44·4) |
| Aetiology | |
| Hepatitis B virus | 3514 (9·6) |
| Hepatitis C virus | 17 654 (48·1) |
| Hepatitis B + C virus | 107 (0·3) |
| Alcohol | 1400 (3·8) |
| Alcohol + hepatitis C virus | 299 (0·8) |
| Alcohol + hepatitis B virus | 39 (0·1) |
| Alcohol + hepatitis B + C virus | 7 (0·0) |
| Others or data not provided | 13 655 (37·2) |
*
Values in parentheses are percentages unless indicated otherwise;
†
values are median (range).