Table 2.

Medical events observed during 5 years of follow-up. Comparison of annual prevalence of events in the initial 2 years and following 3 years of follow-up. Fischer exact test.

Medical Event	between EOT and 2yFU n = 204		between 2yFU and 5yFU n = 192		p
	n EOT-2yFU (%)	n annual (%)	n 2yFU-5yFU (%)	n annual (%)
Deaths	4 (2.0)	2.0 (1.0)	14 (7.3)	4.7 (2.4)	0.01
Deaths related to HCV	3 (1.5)	1.5 (0.7)	11 (5.7)	3.7 (1.9)	0.03
Ascites	11 (5.4)	5.5 (2.7)	6 (3.1)	2.0 (1.0)	0.32
Encephalopathy	5 (2.5)	2.5 (1.2)	0	0	0.06
Upper gastrointestinal bleadinng	3 (1.5)	1.5 (0.7)	1 (0.5)	0.3 (0.2)	0.62
Hepatocellular carcinoma	7 (3.4)	3.5 (1.7)	5 (2.6)	1.7 (0.9)	0.77
Liver transplantation	3 (1.5)	1.5 (0.7)	5 (2.6)	1.7 (0.9)	0.49