Study of liver cirrhosis over ten consecutive years in Southern China

Table 2 Liver function characteristics of the study population n (%)

Male	6719 (83.2)
Mean age (yr)	50.5 ± 13.0
Child-Pugh score
A	2521 (31.2)
B	3369 (41.7)
C	2190 (27.1)
Mean ± SD	8.0 ± 2.3
MELD score (mean ± SD)	15.3 ± 7.2
MELD: median (extreme)	13.6 (6-65)

The MELD score was calculated from 7145 cases in the study population because the creatinine value was not available from the others. MELD: Model for end-stage liver disease.