Table 1. Baseline Characteristics.
| Characteristic | Patients, No. (%) | P Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | <40 y | 40-64 y | ≥65 y | ||
| Total | 9261 | 585 (6.3) | 6027 (65.1) | 2649 (28.6) | |
| Male | 5109 (55.2) | 300 (51.3) | 3526 (58.5) | 1283 (48.4) | <.001 |
| Cause of cirrhosis | |||||
| Alcohol | 3103 (33.5) | 270 (46.2) | 1976 (32.8) | 857 (32.4) | <.001 |
| Viral | 3610 (39.0) | 167 (28.5) | 2995 (49.7) | 448 (16.9) | |
| Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis or other | 2308 (24.9) | 128 (21.9) | 940 (15.6) | 1240 (46.8) | |
| Autoimmune or cholestatic | 240 (2.6) | 20 (3.4) | 116 (1.9) | 104 (3.9) | |
| Decompensated | 3149 (34.0) | 219 (37.4) | 2018 (33.5) | 912 (34.4) | .13 |
| Ascitesa | 2111 (67.0) | 147 (67.1) | 1362 (67.5) | 602 (66.0) | .73 |
| Hepatic encephalopathya | 1613 (51.2) | 117 (53.4) | 1039 (51.5) | 457 (50.1) | .63 |
| Hepatocellular carcinoma | 439 (4.7) | 6 (1.0) | 259 (4.3) | 174 (6.6) | <.001 |
| Charlson comorbidity index | |||||
| 0 | 3711 (40.1) | 322 (55.0) | 2656 (44.1) | 733 (27.7) | <.001 |
| 1 | 1821 (19.7) | 115 (19.7) | 1215 (20.2) | 491 (18.5) | |
| 2-3 | 1939 (20.9) | 81 (13.8) | 1152 (19.1) | 706 (26.7) | |
| ≥4 | 1790 (19.3) | 67 (11.5) | 1004 (16.7) | 719 (27.1) | |
| Insurance | |||||
| Commercial | 1954 (23.3) | 149 (27.5) | 1664 (31.0) | 141 (5.7) | <.001 |
| Medicare | 3566 (42.6) | 71 (13.1) | 1269 (23.7) | 2226 (89.8) | |
| Medicaid | 1745 (20.8) | 199 (36.7) | 1488 (27.8) | 58 (2.3) | |
| Other | 1115 (13.3) | 123 (22.7) | 939 (17.5) | 53 (2.1) | |
a
Percentage of patients with decompensated cirrhosis.