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Copyright ©2008 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2008; 14(2): 260-264
Published online Jan 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.260
Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study patients
Age48 ± 11.2
Male/Female8/3
Alcoholic etiology (yes/no)2/9
Child-Pugh Score7.6 ± 2.3
Child-Pugh Class (A/B/C)5/4/2
History of variceal bleeding
Yes6
No5
History of encephalopathy
Yes4
No7
History of ascites
Yes6
No5
History of SBP
Yes2
No9
ALT (IU/L)52.27 ± 24.2
Total protein (g/L)6.97 ± 0.9
Albumin (g/d)3.52 ± 0.5
PT (s)17.3 ± 2.9
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)1.81 ± 0.5