Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Variables | All (n = 229) | Without LT (n = 192) | LT recipients (n = 37) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male, (%) | 172 (75.1) | 142 (74.0) | 30 (81.1) | 0.48 |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 56.00 (12.15) | 56.51 (12.54) | 53.35 (9.61) | 0.15 |
| Systemic hypertension, (%) | 40 (17.5) | 32 (16.7) | 8 (21.6) | 0.62 |
| Type II Diabetes, (%) | 34 (14.8) | 27 (14.1) | 7 (18.9) | 0.61 |
| Etiology of cirrhosis, (%) | 0.49 | |||
| Viral | 149 (65.1) | 121 (63.0) | 28 (75.7) | |
| Alcohol | 17 (7.4) | 16 (8.3) | 1 (2.7) | |
| AIH | 13 (5.7) | 10 (5.2) | 3 (8.1) | |
| Cholestasis | 10 (4.4) | 9 (4.7) | 1 (2.7) | |
| Others | 22 (9.6) | 19 (9.9) | 3 (8.1) | |
| Multi | 18 (7.9) | 17 (8.9) | 1 (2.7) | |
| Experience of acute deterioration, (%) | ||||
| Ascites (Grade II-III) | 189 (82.5) | 157 (81.8) | 32 (86.5) | 0.65 |
| GEVB | 18 (7.9) | 13 (6.8) | 5 (13.5) | 0.29 |
| HE | 18 (7.9) | 15 (7.8) | 3 (8.1) | 1.00 |
| Bacterial/fungal infection | 46 (20.1) | 35 (18.2) | 11 (29.7) | 0.17 |
| AKI | 19 (8.3) | 11 (5.7) | 8 (21.6) | < 0.01 |
| ACLF | 28 (12.2) | 15 (7.8) | 13 (35.1) | < 0.001 |
| Current living area (%) | ||||
| Rural | 95 (41.7) | 83 (43.2) | 12 (33.3) | 0.36 |
| Location | 0.99 | |||
| Shanghai | 95 (41.5) | 79 (41.1) | 16 (43.2) | |
| Zhejiang | 49 (21.4) | 42 (21.9) | 7 (18.9) | |
| Jiangsu | 26 (11.4) | 21 (10.9) | 5 (13.5) | |
| Jiangxi | 27 (11.8) | 23 (12.0) | 4 (10.8) | |
| Anhui | 16 (7.0) | 14 (7.3) | 2 (5.4) | |
| Others | 16 (7.0) | 13 (6.8) | 3 (8.1) |
Values are number (%) for categorical variables and mean (SD) for Age
AIH auto-immune hepatitis, GEVB gastro-esophageal varices bleeding, HE hepatic encephalopathy, AKI acute kidney injury, ACLF acute-on-chronic liver failure, LT liver transplant, SD Standard deviation