Mean platelet volume as a novel predictor of systemic inflammatory response in cirrhotic patients with culture-negative neutrocytic ascites

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the patients

Variable	Group An= 50	Group Bn= 51	P	95%CI
Age (yr)	57 ± 9.8	55 ± 10.8	0.30	-1.9 to 6.2
Gender (female), n (%)	35 (70)	27 (53)	0.08
Child-Pugh A/B/C	9/26/15	0/7/44	< 0.0001
Cause of cirrhosis:
Alcohol	18	27	0.34
NASH	9	4
CHC	13	9
Autoimmune	2	2
Cryptogenic	8	9

Group A (controls: cirrhotic patients without infection); Group B (cases: cirrhotic patients with ascites infection); NASH: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; CHC: Chronic hepatitis C. P < 0.01 was considered statistical significant.