Infection does not increase long-term mortality in patients with acute severe alcoholic hepatitis treated with corticosteroids

Table 1 Patient characteristics at baseline (day 0 of steroid treatment) and day 7 of steroid treatment (n = 72) and survival at day 28, day 90 and 12 mo

Age	47.9 ± 10.6
Male (%)	74
Baseline CRP (mg/L)	33 ± 26.8
Baseline bilirubin (μmol/L)	294 ± 142
Baseline albumin (g/L)	25 ± 7.7
Baseline INR	1.9 ± 0.5
Baseline PT (s)	19.2 ± 4.6
Baseline urea (μmol/L)	3.9 ± 2.7
Baseline creatinine (μmol/L)	90 ± 56.6
Baseline WBC (× 109/L)	9.1 ± 4.5
Day 7 bilirubin (μmol/L)	251 ± 174
Baseline DF	53.0 ± 24.4
Baseline GAHS	8.1 ± 1.4
Baseline MELD	22.3 ± 6.7
Lille score	0.403 ± 0.350
Day 28 survival (%)	21
Day 90 survival (%)	32
12 mo survival (%)	43

CRP: C-reactive protein; INR: International normalised ratio; PT: Prothrombin time; WBC: White blood count; DF: Discriminant function; GAHS: Glasgow alcoholic hepatitis score; MELD: Model for end-stage liver disease.