Table 4.
Serum ammonia levels in patients with HE.
| Serum ammonia level range (μmol/L) | Number of patients (%) with serum ammonia | Cumulative estimated number of patients with serum ammonia > corresponding level range in 2018∗ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≤ Corresponding level range | > Corresponding level range | ||
| 0–10 | 6 (0.05) | 11,107 (99.9) | 201,749 |
| 11–20 | 48 (0.43) | 11,059 (99.5) | 200,877 |
| 21–30 | 258 (2.32) | 10,801 (97.2) | 196,191 |
| 31–40 | 563 (5.07) | 10,238 (92.1) | 185,964 |
| 41–50 | 879 (7.91) | 9359 (84.2) | 169,998 |
| 51–60 | 1088 (9.79) | 8271 (74.4) | 150,235 |
| 61–70 | 1127 (10.14) | 7144 (64.3) | 129,764 |
| 71–80 | 1153 (10.38) | 5991 (53.9) | 108,821 |
| 81–90 | 1102 (9.92) | 4889 (44.0) | 88,804 |
| 91–100 | 939 (8.45) | 3950 (35.5) | 71,748 |
| 101–110 | 794 (7.14) | 3156 (28.4) | 57,326 |
| 111–120 | 628 (5.65) | 2528 (22.7) | 45,919 |
| 121–130 | 548 (4.93) | 1980 (17.8) | 35,965 |
| 131–140 | 411 (3.70) | 1569 (14.1) | 28,500 |
| 141–150 | 332 (2.99) | 1237 (11.1) | 22,469 |
| 151–160 | 277 (2.49) | 960 (8.6) | 17,438 |
| 161–170 | 203 (1.83) | 757 (6.8) | 13,750 |
| 171–180 | 192 (1.73) | 565 (5.1) | 10,263 |
| 181–190 | 141 (1.27) | 424 (3.8) | 7702 |
| 191–200 | 97 (0.87) | 327 (2.9) | 5940 |
| Total | 11,113 | N/A | N/A |
∗Percentage of patients with levels greater than or equal to the corresponding range × the total number of cirrhosis patients with HE in 2018, estimated as N = 201,858. HE: hepatic encephalopathy; N/A: not applicable.