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. 2019 Jun 19;10(1):9–16. doi: 10.1016/j.jceh.2019.06.002

Table 1.

Demographic Profiles and Baseline Parameters of All Patients.

Patients (N = 100)
Age (years) 50 (41–57)
Sex (M:F) 70:30
Education (years) 10 (8–15)
Employed 44 (44%)
Duration of illness (months) 33 (12–51)
Child-Turcotte-Pugh Score 7 (6–9)
  • •

    Child A

 41 (41%)
  • •

    Child B

 40 (40%)
  • •

    Child C

 19 (19%)
MELD score 12 (9–16.5)
  • •

    MELD score (≤10)

 39 (39%)
  • •

    MELD score (11–20)

 49 (49%)
  • •

    MELD score (>20)

 12 (12%)
PHES −6 (−11.5 to −2)
Minimal HE present 53 (53%)
Kuppuswamy class
 Lower –
 Lower middle 27
 Upper lower 19
 Upper middle 48
 Upper class 3
Etiology
Alcohol related 44 (44%)
HCV/HBV related 20 (20%)
NASH related 10 (10%)
Others 26 (26%)
Caregivers
Age 46.8 ± 11.9
Gender (male %) 34%
Years of relationship 26.5 ± 9.7
Years of education 10 (8–15)
Education status
  • •
    No formal education
    • •
      Upto primary school
    • •
      Secondary school
    • •
      High school
    • •
      College or higher
 10
12
31
11
36
Relationship with the patient
  • •
    Spouse
    • •
      Children
    • •
      Parent
    • •
      Sibling
    • •
      In-laws
 81
8
6
3
2

Data expressed as median (IQR) or mean ± SD; numbers are expressed in percentage (%).

HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus, MELD, Model for End-stage Liver Disease; NASH, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; PHES Psychometric Hepatic Encephalopathy Score.