Table 2.

Clinical signs of patients

Variable		Total		Males		Females		p-value
		n	%	n	%	n	%
Gastrointestinal symptoms	Infrequent	126	82.9	62	78.5	64	87.7	0.258
	< 2 d/wks	22	14.5	15	19.0	7	9.6
	> 2 d/wks	4	2.6	2	2.5	2	2.7
Loss of subcutaneous fat under eyes	Normal	125	82.2	63	79.7	62	84.9	0.562
	Mild	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
	Severe	27	17.8	16	20.3	11	15.1
Wasting in deltoid muscle	Normal	125	82.8	66	84.6	59	80.8	0.344
	Mild	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
	Severe	26	17.2	12	15.4	14	19.2
Oedema	Normal	75	49.3	37	46.8	38	52.1	0.407
	Mild	59	38.8	30	38.0	29	39.7
	Severe	18	11.8	12	15.2	6	8.2
Ascites	Normal	82	53.9	47	59.5	35	47.9	0.320
	Mild	46	30.3	22	27.8	24	32.9
	Severe	24	15.8	10	12.7	14	19.2
Weight changes during the last six months	< 5 %	67	45.0	36	46.8	31	43.1	0.073
	5–10 %	34	22.8	22	28.6	12	16.7
	> 10 %	48	32.2	19	24.7	29	40.3

d day; wks weeks