Dual-sugar tests of small intestinal permeability are poor predictors of bacterial infections and mortality in cirrhosis: A prospective study

Table 3 Parameters at baseline stratified for the development of hospitalization with infection within one year n (%)

	Without subsequent infection	With subsequent infection	P value
	(n = 27)	(n = 19)
Age (yr)	56 (42-78)	60 (44-81)	0.220
Male sex	17 (63)	11 (58)	0.770
Alcoholic liver disease	22 (81)	11 (58)	0.100
Diabetes	7 (26)	3 (16)	0.490
Child-Pugh stage
A	6 (22)	0	0.070
B	11 (41)	8 (42)
C	10 (37)	11 (58)
Ascites	14 (52)	17 (89)	0.010
Child-Pugh score	9 (5-13)	10 (7-14)	0.046
MELD	12 (6-27)	17 (9-25)	0.0008
CrP (mg/L)	16 (2-91)	17 (2-112)	0.720
Sodium (mmol/L)	136 (125-142)	136 (131-144)	0.970
White blood cells (Gpt/L)	6.1 (2.8-22.2)	6.5 (1.2-9.0)	0.860
Platelets (Gpt/L)	159 (42-442)	99 (29-163)	0.020
IP index	0.14 (0.03-0.52)	0.22 (0.02-0.045)	0.250
Pathological IP index	23 (85)	16 (84)	1.000
LBP (µg/L)	18 (7-75)	24 (7-75)	0.720
IL-6 (pg/mL)	37 (9-1791)	64 (5-1191)	0.360
I-FABP1 (pg/mL)	1161 (nd-8683)	4036 (1520-8061)	0.005

¹Serum IFABP levels were available from 36 patients. Median and range or frequency and percent are shown. ND: Not detected.