Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the patients (N = 26)

Characteristics of patients	Median (range)
Female (%)	62
Age (years) ± SD	54 ± 10.6
Body mass index (kg/m2)	26.9 (19.8–39.8)
Esophageal varices (%)	85
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L)	38 (19–92)
Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)	47 (15–91)
Albumin (mg/dL)	3.8 (3.3–4.8)
International normalized ratio	1.23 (1.0–1.6)
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	1.2 (0.3–4.9)
Platelet count (109/L)	64 (25–318)