Table 1.
Demographic data of patients with decompensated cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy. HBV: hepatitis B virus; HCV: hepatitis C virus.
| Characteristic | Cases (N = 13,195) | |
|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | |
| Age (years) | 56.6 | 13.2 |
| N | % | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 9271 | 70.3 |
| Female | 3924 | 29.7 |
| Cirrhosis etiology | ||
| HBV-related | 4702 | 35.6 |
| HCV-related | 3982 | 30.2 |
| Alcohol-related | 7351 | 55.7 |
| Hepatic decompensation at enrollment | ||
| Ascites | 7920 | 60.0 |
| Varices or varices bleeding | 9284 | 70.4 |
| Hepatorenal syndrome | 79 | 0.60 |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index score | ||
| 0 | 315 | 2.39 |
| 1 | 3680 | 27.9 |
| 2 | 5709 | 43.3 |
| 3+ | 3491 | 26.5 |
| Medical comorbidities in recent 3 months | ||
| GI bleeding | 3151 | 23.9 |
| Intra-abdominal infection | 955 | 7.24 |
| Pneumonia | 271 | 2.05 |
| Urinary tract infection | 275 | 2.08 |