Table 2 .
Patient Characteristics: Patients with Cirrhosis (n 1/4 130)
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Etiology of liver disease | |
| Hepatitis C | 76 (58.5)n |
| Hepatitis B | 17 (13.10) |
| Alcohol | 16 (12.3) |
| Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease | 10 (7.7) |
| Other | 4 (3.0) |
| Child classification | |
| A | 62 (47.7) |
| B | 50 (38.5) |
| C | 18 (13.9) |
| Total bilirubin | |
| o 1.0 mg · dL−1 | 41 (31.5) |
| 1.0–1.9 mg · dL−1 | 60 (46.2) |
| 2.0–3.0 mg · dL−1 | 20 (15.4) |
| 3.1–4.0 mg · dL−1 | 5 (3.9) |
| 4 4.0 mg · dL−1 | 4 (3.1) |
| Albumin | |
| 4 3.5 mg · dL−1 | 21 (16.1) |
| 2.8–3.5 mg · dL−1 | 65 (50.0) |
| 2.8 mg · dL−1 | 44 (33.9) |
| INR | |
| o 1.7 | 122 (93.9) |
| 1.7–2.3 | 8 (6.2) |
| 4 2.3 | 0 |
| AFP | |
| o 9 ng · mL−1 (ULN) | 34 (26.2) |
| 9.1–200 ng · mL−1 | 43 (33.1) |
| 201–400 ng · mL−1 | 8 (6.2) |
| 401–1,000 ng · mL−1 | 9 (6.9) |
| 4 1,000 ng · mL−1 | 36 (27.7) |
| ECOG PS | |
| 0 | 84 (64.6) |
| 1 | 35 (26.9) |
| 2 | 11 (8.5) |
AFP 1/4 a-fetoprotein, ECOG 1/4 Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, INR 1/4 International Normalized Ratio, PS 1/4 perfor- mance status, ULN upper limit of normal.
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Nine patients also had abused alcohol.