Table 1.

Baseline Parameters of Study Participants (n=96).

Parameter n (%) Mean±SD
Female sex 35 (36.5)

Age (years) 47.15±10.6

BMI (kg/m2) 23.61±3.6

Bilirubin (mg/dL) 2.94±1.18

AST (IU/L) 108.63±23.5

ALT (IU/L) 73.89±23.3

Alkaline phosphatase (IU/L) 159.57±27.1

Albumin (g/dL) 2.71±0.5

INR 1.82±0.5

Creatinine (mg/dL) 1.22±0.2

MELD score 18.32±4.5

CTP score 8.83±2.5

CTP stage
 A 23 (24.0)
 B 42 (43.8)
 C 31 (32.3)

Etiology
 Alcoholic 49 (51.0)
 HBV 17 (17.7)
 HCV 3 (3.1)
 Unknown 27 (28.1)

BMI, body mass index; CTP, Child–Turcotte–Pugh; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; INR, international normalized ratio; MELD, Model for End-stage Liver Disease; SD, standard deviation.

RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2023 January; 14(1): e0001. ISSN: 2076-9172
Published online 2023 January 29. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10488