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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2018; 24(15): 1650-1657
Published online Apr 21, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i15.1650
Published online Apr 21, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i15.1650
Table 2 Patient characteristics according to degree of ascites n (%)
| Control group, no ascites (n = 31) | Mild/moderate (n = 27) | Tense (n = 45) | Total (n = 103) | |
| Age: mean (SD) | 61.5 (8.4) | 62.3 (10.2) | 63.1 (11.3) | 62.4 (10.1) |
| Gender: Males | 23 (74) | 19 (70) | 32 (71) | 74 (72) |
| Etiology | ||||
| Alcohol | 28 (90) | 22 (81) | 38 (86) | 88 (86) |
| Viral | 1 (3) | 2 (7) | 3 (7) | 6 (6) |
| Alcohol and viral | 1 (3) | 1 (4) | 3 (7) | 5 (5) |
| Other | 3 (10) | 4 (15) | 6 (13) | 13 (13) |
| MELD score: mean (SD) | 10.1 (3.3) | 14.8 (6.2) | 15.9 (6.3) | 13.8 (6.0) |
| Child PUGH: mean (SD) | 6.2 (1.8) | 8.1 (1.3) | 9.1 (1.4) | 7.9 (1.9) |
| Class A | 19 (61) | 4 (15) | - | 23 (22) |
| Class B | 7 (23) | 17 (63) | 27 (60) | 51 (50) |
| Class C | 2 (6) | 2 (7) | 12 (27) | 16 (16) |
| Laboratory values (SD) | ||||
| Hemoglobin (mmol/L) | 8.4 (1.4) | 7.1 (1.2) | 6.4 (1.4) | 7.2 (1.6) |
| White blood cells (× 109/L) | 6.9 (2.6) | 7.2 (3.9) | 7.3 (3.5) | 7.1 (3.3) |
| Platelets (mmol/L) | 145 (65) | 158 (95) | 160 (87) | 155 (83) |
| Albumin (g/L) | 35 (5.8) | 29 (5.9) | 30 (14) | 31 (10) |
| Cogulation factor II, VII, X (INR) | 1.3 (0.3) | 1.4 (0.3) | 1.5 (0.5) | 1.4 (0.4) |
| Creatinine (μmol/L) | 74 (17) | 87 (29) | 94 (48) | 86 (37) |
| Sodium (mmol/L) | 138 (3.6) | 134 (5.9) | 132 (6.9) | 135 (6.3) |
| Potassium (mmol/L) | 4.1 (0.4) | 4.3 (0.5) | 4.2 (0.7) | 4.2 (0.6) |
- Citation: Riedel AN, Kimer N, Jensen ASH, Dahl EK, Israelsen M, Aamann L, Gluud LL. Development and predictive validity of the cirrhosis-associated ascites symptom scale: A cohort study of 103 patients. World J Gastroenterol 2018; 24(15): 1650-1657
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v24/i15/1650.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v24.i15.1650