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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study population

From: Evaluation of autoimmune liver disease natural history in patients referred to Middle East Liver Diseases (MELD) center

 

AIH (n = 160)

PBC (n = 37)

PSC (n = 20)

Overlap syndrome (n = 48)

Age, yrs, mean (SD)

46.4 (14.0)

51.2 (12.7)

39.7 (9.5)

43.1 (13.2)

BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD)

25.9 (3.9)

27.1 (4.2)

24.2 (3.9)

24.1(3.8)

Sex, women, No. (%)

114 (71.2)

31 (83.8)

11 (55.0)

32 (66.7)

First presentation, yes, No. (%)

    

 Non-specific symptoms

40 (25.0%)

20 (54.1)

8 (40.0)

22 (45.8)

 Asymptomatic

20 (12.5)

5 (13.5)

6 (30.0)

9 (18.8)

 Acute hepatitis

58 (36.2)

7 (18.9)

2 (10.0)

10 (20.8)

 Cirrhosis

52 (32.5)

6 (16.2)

5 (25.0)

9 (18.8)

Common comorbidities, yes, No. (%)

    

 Hypothyroidism

8 (5.0%)

2 (5.4%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (2.1%)

 Crohn’s disease

1 (0.06%)

1 (2.7%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 SLE

2 (1.2%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (4.2%)

 UC

2 (1.2%)

0 (0.0%)

8 (40.0%)

5 (10.4%)

 RA

7 (4.4%)

1 (2.7%)

2 (10.0%)

0 (0.0%)

  1. AIH: autoimmune hepatitis; PBC: primary biliary cholangitis; PSC: primary sclerosing cholangitis; BMI: body mass index; SLE: systemic lupus erythematosus; UC: ulcerative colitis; RA: rheumatoid arthritis