Demographic data | Study group (n=101) |
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Age (years, mean ± SD, range) | 54.5 ± 11.8 (18–87) |
Gender (male/female) | 68 (67.3%)/33 (32.7%) |
Education years (mean ± SD, range) | 12.0 ± 2.9 (7–19) |
Etiology of cirrhosis | |
Alcoholic | 38 (37.6%) |
Autoimmune | 21 (20.8%) |
Viral hepatitis | 19 (18.8%) |
Other | 20 (19.8%) |
Mixed | 3 (3.0%) |
Previous hepatic encephalopathy | |
Yes | 34 (33.7%) |
No | 67 (66.3%) |
Child-Pugh class | |
A | 44 (43.6%) |
B | 35 (34.6%) |
C | 22 (21.8%) |
Bilirubin (mg/dl, mean ± SD, range) | 3.2 ± 3.6 (0.3-21.2) |
INR (mean ± SD, range) | 1.3 ± 0.2 (1.0-1.8) |
Albumin (mean ± SD, range) | 3.6 ± 0.63 (2.2-4.9) |
Ammonia (mean ± SD, range) | 84.2 ± 98.5 (7.1-805) |