TABLE 1.

Diagnostic criteria and definitions of ALD with or without ascites (1).

Definitions and diagnostic criteria	Descriptions
ALD	Consists of three parts: (1) patients with a history of excessive alcohol consumption of >20 g/day in females and >40 g/day in males over 5 years; (2) patients with liver injury by clinical manifestation, abnormal liver biochemistries, radiographic imaging, and/or histological findings; and (3) other causes of liver diseases (excluded)
Ascites	A condition in which the liver is scarred and permanently damaged based on relevant ultrasound or histological findings
Mild ALD ascites	Patients with ascites is only detectable by an examination such as ultrasound, without any complications of advanced liver disease
Large ALD ascites	Consist of two parts: (1) patients with ascites are detectable by an examination such as ultrasound and (2) patients with ascites presented with moderate symmetrical distension of the abdomen and marked abdominal distension
Non-ascites	Patients diagnosed with ALD but without the condition of ascites in terms of ultrasound or histological findings