Table 6. Our modified Wehmeyer’s SBP scoring system and the incidence of SBP.
SBP | Modified Wehmeyer et al.7 SBP scoring system, n (%) | Total | |||||
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
Negative | 58 (100) | 120 (94.5) | 55 (72.4) | 6 (25) | 2 (15.4) | 0 (0) | 241 (80.3) |
Positive | 0 (0) | 7 (5.5) | 21 (27.6) | 18 (75) | 11 (84.6) | 2 (100) | 59 (19.7) |
Total | 58 | 127 | 76 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 300 |
Chi-square test <0.001 |
Abbreviation: SBP, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.