Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2023.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2023; 29(15): 2322-2335
Published online Apr 21, 2023. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i15.2322
Table 1 Comparison of demographic and medical records in the study groups, n (%)
Variable
Group I (n = 105)
Group II (n = 175)
Group III (n = 139)
Group IV (n = 86)
F/χ2
P
Demographics
Age (yr)66.20 ± 7.9367.94 ± 7.4167.74 ± 7.8468.00 ± 7.861.3440.259
Male 65 (61.9)95 (54.3)82 (59.0)56 (65.1)3.304 0.347
Smokers 29 (27.6)49 (28.0)51 (36.7)32 (37.2)4.697 0.195
Body-mass index (kg/m2)23.11 ± 2.3723.23 ± 3.9523.75 ± 3.2424.27 ± 3.522.5200.057
Medical history
Hypertension 20 (19.0)32 (18.3)35 (25.2)26 (30.2)6.041 0.110
Hyperlipidemia 20 (19.0)50 (28.6)68 (48.9)40 (46.5)31.658 < 0.001
Diabetes mellitus23 (21.9)35 (20.0)37 (26.6)26 (30.2)4.146 0.246
Atrial fibrillation8 (7.6)36 (20.6)52 (37.4)34 (39.5)38.947< 0.001
Stroke3 (2.9)5 (2.9)4 (2.9)4 (4.7)0.90810.864
Cirrhosis etiology
Fatty liver17 (16.2)22 (12.6)17 (12.2)17 (19.8)3.2770.351
Alcoholic liver18 (17.1)38 (21.7)32 (23)26 (30.2)4.7480.191
Viral hepatitis53 (50.5)100 (57.1)75 (54)36 (41.9)5.6950.127
Autoimmune liver disease16 (15.2)15 (8.6)14 (10.1)9 (10.5)3.1570.368
Liver cancer5 (4.8)8 (4.6)7 (5)4 (4.7)0.15111.000