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. 2019 Nov 25;2019:9437043. doi: 10.1155/2019/9437043

Table 3.

Demographic and descriptive data of AIH patients treated at our institution between 10/2011 and 05/2016.

Demographic data
 Total number 10/2011-05/2016 n = 38
 Age (median) 50 years
 Male n = 16 (42%)
 Female n = 22 (58%)
 Cirrhosis n = 4 (11%)
 Ascites n = 3 (8%)
 Hepatic encephalopathy (grade 1) n = 1 (3%)
 MELD, median (range) 16 (6-23)
 Other autoimmune disease n = 21 (55%)
Simplified AIH score (available for n = 26)
 Definite AIH (points ≥ 7) n = 7 (27%)
 Probable AIH (points > 6) n = 8 (31%)
 No AIH (points ≤ 5) n = 11 (42%)
Liver histology (available for n = 28)
 AIH typical n = 8 (29%), interface hepatitis n = 3 (11%)
 Inconclusive n = 7 (25%)
 Not performed n = 10 (36%)
Immunosuppressive therapy
 Prednisolone (mg), median (range) 60 mg (50-100 mg)
 Prednisolone therapy duration (days), median (range) 180 days (60-1080 days)
 Azathioprine (mg), median (range) 100 mg (50-200 mg)
 Azathioprine start after weeks, median (range) 3 weeks (1-12 weeks)
 Azathioprine intolerance n = 11 (29%)
  Conversion to MMF n = 11 (29%)
  Conversion to Everolimus n = 2 (5%)
Outcome
 Survival n = 38 (100%)
 Infection n = 1 (3%)
 Liver transplantation n = 0 (0%)