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World J Hepatol. Aug 27, 2021; 13(8): 926-938
Published online Aug 27, 2021. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v13.i8.926
Published online Aug 27, 2021. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v13.i8.926
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study population, n (%)
| Patients with history of liver cirrhosis (n = 133400) | Patients with no history of liver cirrhosis (n = 19254360) | |
| Age groups (yr) | ||
| 20-64 | 73620 (55) | 14934590 (78) |
| > 65 | 59780 (45) | 4319770 (22) |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 71230 (53) | 8702330 (45) |
| Female | 62170 (47) | 10552030 (55) |
| Race | ||
| Caucasian | 101680 (76) | 11165060 (58) |
| Non-Caucasian | 31720 (24) | 8089300 (42) |
| Comorbidities | ||
| Smoking | 54400 (41) | 2985460 (16) |
| Alcohol abuse | 30040 (23) | 359900 (2) |
| HTN | 100830 (76) | 5307920 (28) |
| DM | 63770 (48) | 2211420 (11) |
| Obesity | 24400 (18) | 1148460 (6) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 33640 (25) | 853630 (4) |
| Coronary artery disease | 6280 (5) | 229410 (1) |
| Heart failure | 39960 (30) | 761710 (4) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 42740 (32) | 986400 (5) |
- Citation: Sahra S, Abureesh M, Amarnath S, Alkhayyat M, Badran R, Jahangir A, Gumaste V. Clostridioides difficile infection in liver cirrhosis patients: A population-based study in United States. World J Hepatol 2021; 13(8): 926-938
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v13/i8/926.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v13.i8.926