Table 4.
Association of the classification of phase angle prognosis related to age, sex, staging (Child-Turcotte-Pugh) and etiology
| Variables1 |
Classification PA – 5.4° |
P value | |
| Good prognosis (> 5.4°; n = 121) | Bad prognosis (< 5.4°; n = 69) | ||
| Age (yr) | 54.2 ± 11.3 | 60.9 ± 9.0 | < 0.001 |
| Gender | 0.040 | ||
| Male | 81 (66.9) | 35 (50.7) | |
| Female | 40 (33.1) | 34 (49.3) | |
| Child-Turcotte-Pugh | < 0.001 | ||
| A | 81 (66.9)3 | 26 (37.7) | |
| B | 26 (21.5) | 22 (31.9) | |
| C | 14 (11.6) | 21 (30.4)3 | |
| Etiology | 0.060 | ||
| HCV | 51 (42.1) | 39 (56.5) | |
| Alcohol | 39 (32.2) | 12 (17.4) | |
| HCV + alcohol | 11 (9.1) | 10 (14.5) | |
| Other2 | 20 (16.5) | 8 (11.6) | |
1
Described by mean ± SD or n (%).
2
Indicates hepatitis B virus, autoimmune, cholestatic disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and cryptogenic.
3
Indicates association statistically significant by the test of the residuals adjusted to 5% of significance. PA: Phase angle; HCV: Hepatitis C virus.