Timing of paracentesis and outcomes in hospitalized patients with decompensated cirrhosis

Table 1 Patients’ demographics

	EP (n = 65)	DP (n = 120)	P value
Gender, n (%)			0.43
Male	34 (52.3)	70 (58.3)
Female	31 (47.7)	50 (41.7)
Age (yr)
mean ± SD	63.7 ± 10.2	62.5 ± 11.1	0.80
Etiology, n (%)
Viral	20 (30.7)	45 (37.5)	0.35
Alcohol	26 (40.0)	46 (38.3)	0.82
Mixed	12 (18.4)	24 (20.0)	0.80
Other	7 (10.9)	5 (4.2)	0.15
Child-Pugh, n (%)
A	0	0	N/A
B	24 (36.9)	36 (30.0)	0.41
C	41 (63.1)	84 (70.0)	0.41
Child-Pugh score, mean ± SD	11.2 ± 2.9	11.9 ± 3	0.52
MELD-Na score, mean ± SD	21.4 ± 7.5	23.6 ± 8.8	0.28

EP: Early paracentesis group; DP: Delayed paracentesis group; SD: Standard deviation; N/A: Not applicable.