Table 1. Patient characteristics between groups.

Descriptive, (n, %)		AH–CAM group, n = 27	Classical AH group, n = 29	p value
Obesity		7 (25.9%)	0 (0%)	0.003
Systemic hypertension		3 (11.1%)	2 (6.9%)	0.58
Hypothyroidism		1 (3.7%)	0 (0%)	0.30
Diabetes mellitus		11 (40.7%)	9 (31%)	0.45
Dyslipidemia		6 (22.2%)	0 (0%)	0.007
Hepatic encephalopathy (any grade)		16 (59.3%)	15 (51.7%)	0.57
Hepatic encephalopathy	Grade 1 + 2	9 (33.3%)	13 (44.8%)	0.38
	Grade 3 + 4	6 (22.2%)	4 (13.7%)	0.41
Ascites (any grade)		19 (70.4%)	23 (79.3%)	0.44
	Grade 1	3 (11.1%)	7 (24.1%)	0.20
	Grade 2	11 (40.7%)	14 (48.3%)	0.57
	Grade 3	8 (29.6%)	3 (10.3%)	0.07
Acute variceal bleeding		11 (40.7%)	3 (10.3%)	0.009
Acute variceal bleeding on follow up (at 180 days)		13 (48.1%)	7 (24.1%)	0.06
ACLF grades	0 + 1	14 (51.8%)	19 (65.5%)	0.30
	2 + 3	13 (48.1%)	10 (34.4%)	0.31

Abbreviations: AH, alcoholic hepatitis; ACLF, acute-on-chronic liver failure; CAM, complementary and alternative medicine.