Brief Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2010; 16(46): 5838-5844
Published online Dec 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i46.5838
Table 1 Patients’ demographic and medical characteristics
n (%)Mean scoreP-value
Sex
Men125 (60.7)4.77 (1.26)0.61
Women81 (39.3)4.85 (1.13)
Age (yr)
≤ 3940 (19.4)5.19 (1.15)0.02
40-5999 (48.1)4.92 (1.22)
≥ 6067 (32.5)4.40 (1.13)
Educational level
Primary74 (35.9)4.55 (1.19)0.03
Secondary85 (41.3)4.84 (1.24)
Higher47 (22.8)5.13 (1.09)
Family status
Married144 (69.9)4.74 (1.22)0.27
Non-married62 (30.1)4.94 (1.17)
Child-Pugh classification
Class A49 (23.8)4.71 (1.06)< 0.001
Class B32 (15.5)3.82 (1.12)
Class C16 (7.8)3.36 (0.88)
No Cirrhosis109 (52.9)5.34 (0.95)
Etiology of liver disease
Hepatitis B78 (37.9)5.07 (1.01)< 0.001
Hepatitis C65 (31.6)4.97 (1.22)
Autoimmune hepatitis12 (5.8)4.72 (1.31)
Cirrhosis36 (17.5)3.92 (1.22)
Other15 (7.3)4.87 (1.10)