Table 1.
Characteristics for cirrhosis-related infrequent attenders and frequent attenders.
| Characteristics | Infrequent attender group | Frequent attender group | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 2429 | 69.1% | N = 1084 | 30.9% | ||
| Male | 1712 | 70.5 | 778 | 71.8 | 0.44 |
| Age (IQR) | 60 (50–70) | 58 (47–69) | <0.001 | ||
| Ischemic heart disease | 199 | 8.2 | 173 | 16.0 | <0.001 |
| Heart failure | 112 | 4.6 | 118 | 10.9 | <0.001 |
| Cerebrovascular accidents | 74 | 3.0 | 59 | 5.4 | <0.001 |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 48 | 2.0 | 33 | 3.0 | 0.051 |
| COPD | 1088 | 44.8 | 698 | 64.4 | <0.001 |
| Chronic renal disease | 411 | 16.9 | 324 | 29.9 | <0.001 |
| Malignancy other than HCC | 300 | 12.4 | 237 | 21.9 | <0.001 |
| HCC | 1045 | 43.0 | 433 | 39.9 | 0.09 |
| Alcoholic liver cirrhosis | 571 | 23.5 | 378 | 34.9 | <0.001 |
| Liver cirrhosis severity | |||||
| Child A | 796 | 32.8 | 275 | 25.4 | <0.001 |
| Child B | 1078 | 44.4 | 478 | 44.1 | 0.88 |
| Child C | 555 | 22.8 | 331 | 30.5 | <0.001 |
| MELD (IQR) | 10.0 (4.2–15.8) | 11.1 (4.0–17.8) | 0.036 | ||
| Total ED visits (IQR) | 3 (2–5) | 13 (9–20) | <0.001 | ||
| Total admission times (IQR) | 3 (2–5) | 8 (5–12) | <0.001 | ||
| Admission through ED (times) (IQR) | 2 (1–3) | 6 (4–9) | <0.001 | ||
| Total hospital length of stay for all admissions (IQR) | 30 (14–56) | 74 (41–123) | <0.001 | ||
Child A, B, and C: Child–Pugh classification A, B, and C (child A: good hepatic function; child B: intermediate hepatic function; child C: poor hepatic function); IQR: interquartile range; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma; MELD: Model for End-Stage Liver Disease; ED: emergency department.