Table 1.

Characteristics of the Patients With and Without Liver Cirrhosis

	Cirrhosis (n = 48)	No Cirrhosis (n = 478)	p value
Demog2raphics
Age, years – mean (±SD)	58.94 (±11.01)	57.60 (±15.79)	0.567
			0.031
Male Gender – n (%)	19 (39.58)	267 (55.86)
Ethnicity – n (%)			0.269
Hispanic	25 (52.08)	253 (52.93)
African American	12 (25.00)	148 (30.96)
Caucasian	7 (14.58)	33 (06.90)
Others	4 (08.33)	44 (09.21)
Associated comorbidities – n (%)
Hypertension	38 (79.17)	337 (70.65)	0.213
Diabetes mellitus	26 (54.17)	262 (54.9)	0.92
ESRD	5 (10.42)	63 (13.21)	0.583
CHF	11 (22.92)	156 (32.70)	0.165
Presence of other infections – n (%)
Sepsis	21 (43.75)	233 (48.85)	0.501
Pneumonia	25 (52.08)	281 (58.91)	0.361
Urinary tract infection	15 (31.25)	145 (30.40)	0.903
Laboratory parameters – mean (±SD)
WBC, k/ul	17.61 (±14.20)	15.73 (±/-9.52)	0.222
Serum Albumin, g/dL	3.46(+0.85)	2.8(+0.7)	0.001
BUN, mg/dl	41.88 (±29.51)	36.09 (±33.14)	0.246
Serum Creatinine, mg/dl*	1.1(3)	1.75(3.3)	0.273
Serum Potassium, mEq/L	3.26 (±0.63)	3.36 (±0.71)	0.374
Serum Chloride, mEq/L	92.07 (±15.39)	95.25 (±8.76)	0.029
Serum Bicarbonate, mEq/L	15.04 (±5.44)	17.43 (±5.53)	0.005
Lactate, mmoles/L*	2(±2)	3.17 (±3.63)	0.22
Outcome
Mortality – n (%)	19(39.6%)	2.7(3)	0.15
Length of Stay, days – median (IQR)*	2 (6)	2(5)	0.0806

Notes: The above data is being presented using n (%) and mean ± standard deviation; *Continuous variable represented with Median (interquartile range) and comparison is made with the Mann–Whitney U-test.

Abbreviations: ESRD, end-stage renal disease; CHF, congestive heart failure; WBC, white blood cell; BUN, blood urea nitrogen.