Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of study population, n (%)

	Patients with history of liver cirrhosis (n = 133400)	Patients with no history of liver cirrhosis (n = 19254360)
Age groups (yr)
20-64	73620 (55)	14934590 (78)
> 65	59780 (45)	4319770 (22)
Gender
Male	71230 (53)	8702330 (45)
Female	62170 (47)	10552030 (55)
Race
Caucasian	101680 (76)	11165060 (58)
Non-Caucasian	31720 (24)	8089300 (42)
Comorbidities
Smoking	54400 (41)	2985460 (16)
Alcohol abuse	30040 (23)	359900 (2)
HTN	100830 (76)	5307920 (28)
DM	63770 (48)	2211420 (11)
Obesity	24400 (18)	1148460 (6)
Chronic kidney disease	33640 (25)	853630 (4)
Coronary artery disease	6280 (5)	229410 (1)
Heart failure	39960 (30)	761710 (4)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	42740 (32)	986400 (5)

DM: Diabetes mellitus.