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Copyright ©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2009; 15(12): 1459-1464
Published online Mar 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1459
Table 1 Demographic data of the 216 patients included in the study
FactorPatientsPercentage
Mean age53.2N/A
> 65 YO3416
< 65 YO18284
Male12859
Female8841
Caucasian15873
African American3717
Hispanic104
Asian31
Unknown85
Table 2 Characteristics of patients who developed CIN (n = 53) vs those who did not develop CIN (n = 163)
FactorPercent with CINPercent without CINP-value
Ascites74460.0009
MELD > 1560480.1774
Age > 659180.2171
On diuretics66570.3200
Na ≥ 13091880.8449
Table 3 Relationship of ascites to incidence of CIN
FactorPatientsPercentage
Ascites11453
CIN3934
No CIN7566
No ascites10247
CIN1414
No CIN8886