Table 1. Baseline characteristics of cases and controls.

Characteristics	Cases (n=91)	Control (n=91)
Gender (male/female, %)	62 (68.1)/29 (31.9)	62 (68.1)/29 (31.9)
Median age (years)	59 [24–86]	59 [23–85]
Race (White/others, %)	78 (85.7)/13 (14.3)	88 (96.7)/3 (3.3)
Median BMI	28.3 (17.3–49.7)	27.4 (18.2–48.8)
Cirrhosis (yes/no, %)	27 (29.7)/64 (70.3)	0 (0)/87 (100)
Median IL-6 level	17.2 (3.1–140.4)	3.1 (3.1–37.6)