Clinical efficacy of tolvaptan for treatment of refractory ascites in liver cirrhosis patients

Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the cirrhotic patients with refractory ascites included in the study n (%)

Baseline characteristics		Value
Total number of patients		39
Age (yr)		55.0 ± 12.4
Sex	Male	32 (82.0)
	Female	7 (17.9)
Underlying liver disease	Cirrhosis	20 (51.3)
	Cirrhosis with hepatocellular carcinoma	19 (48.7)
Liver disease etiology	HBV infection	27 (69.2)
	HCV infection	3 (7.69)
	Alcoholic cirrhosis	9 (23.1)
Coexisting hepatorenal syndrome	Type 1	2 (5.13)
	Type 2	7 (17.9)
Coexisting hepatic encephalopathy		13 (33.3)
Child-Pugh score	Class C	39 (11.8 ± 1.5)
MELD score		39 (37.5 ± 5.6)
Coexisting diabetes		9 (23.1)
Hyponatremia	Yes	21 (53.8)
	No	18 (46.2)

Data are expressed as absolute numbers (percentage) or mean ± SD. HBV: Hepatitis B virus; HCV: Hepatitis C virus; MELD: Model for end-stage liver disease.