Table 1.

Comparison of baseline characteristics between the study group and the control group.

Variable	Study group (n=30)	Control group (n=30)	P-value
Age (years), mean ±SD	61.8±13.0	60.9±12.1	0.721
Gender, n (%)			0.612
Male	15 (50%)	17 (57%)
Female	15 (50%)	13 (43%)
Education level, n (%)			0.732
Illiterate	5 (17%)	6 (20%)
Primary school	7 (23%)	10 (33%)
Junior high school	13 (43%)	11 (37%)
High school and above	5 (17%)	3 (10%)
Ascites, n (%)	17 (57%)	15 (50%)	0.612
Bleeding, n (%)	10 (33%)	8 (27%)	0.573
Infection, n (%)	3 (10%)	0 (0%)	0.081
Length of stay (d), mean ±SD	10.4±5.4	10.0±5.3	0.640