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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2015; 21(30): 9103-9110
Published online Aug 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i30.9103
Published online Aug 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i30.9103
Table 1 Subjects characteristics at enrollment
| Patients (n = 20) | Controls health (n = 20) | Patients vs control healthy | MHE controls (n = 20) | Patients vs MHE controls (P) | Control healthy vs MHE controls (P) | |
| Age (yr) | 48 ± 10.8 | 49 ± 10.2 | 0.765 | 48.2 ± 10.7 | 0.953 | 0.81 |
| Males/females | 12/8 | 10/10 | - | 11/9 | - | - |
| Alcoholic cirrhosis | 5/20 | - | - | 4/20 | - | - |
| Post hepatitis B cirrhosis | 4/20 | - | - | 4/20 | - | - |
| Post hepatitis C cirrhosis | 8/20 | - | - | 9/20 | - | - |
| Unknown cirrhosis | 3/20 | - | - | 3/20 | - | - |
| SBP (mmHg) | 137.2 ± 12.8 | 134.1 ± 10.4 | 0.406 | 138.4 ± 11.7 | 0.759 | 0.227 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 82.4 ± 10.7 | 80.6 ± 10.3 | 0.591 | 82.7 ± 10.6 | 0.929 | 0.529 |
| Heart rate (bpm) | 78.1 ± 11.2 | 80.2 ± 11.8 | 0.567 | 84.1 ± 10.7 | 0.091 | 0.280 |
| Smokers/no smokers | 11/9 | 11/9 | - | 10/10 | - | - |
- Citation: Malaguarnera G, Vacante M, Drago F, Bertino G, Motta M, Giordano M, Malaguarnera M. Endozepine-4 levels are increased in hepatic coma. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(30): 9103-9110
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i30/9103.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i30.9103