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Table 1 Characteristics of study population according to the severity of liver disease

From: Relationship of 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure and heart rate with markers of hepatic function in cirrhotic patients

 

Group A

Group B

All

p

N

26

25

51

 

Male (%)

50

76

63

0.05

Age (years)

56.7 ± 13.0

58.1 ± 9.4

57.4 ± 11.3

NS

BMI (kg/m 2 )

25.9 ± 3.8

27.2 ± 4.8

26.5 ± 4.3

NS

Diabetes (%)

11.5

8

9.8

NS

Active smokers (%)

38.5

52

45.1

NS

Alcoholic cirrhosis (%)

30.8

60

45.1

< 0.05

Hepatitis B (%)

26.9

16

21.6

NS

Hepatitis C (%)

23.1

12

17.6

NS

PBC (%)

11.5

0

5.9

NS

Autoimmune hepatitis(%)

3.8

4

3.9

NS

Steatohepatitis (%)

3.8

4

3.9

NS

Cryptogenic cirrhosis(%)

0

4

2

NS

Ascites (%)

0

52

25.5

< 0.001

Peripheral oedema (%)

0

12

5.9

NS

Total bilirubin (μmol/L)

18.8 ± 8.5

51.3 ± 47.9

34.2 ± 37.6

< 0.001

Albumin (g/L)

40.0 ± 5.0

33.0 ± 4.0

37.0 ± 5.0

< 0.001

INR

1.2 ± 0.1

1.5 ± 0.3

1.3 ± 0.3

< 0.001

ALT (IU/l)

44.5 ± 34.7

55.6 ± 56.4

49.9 ± 46.5

NS

AST (IU/l)

52.7 ± 38.4

84.3 ± 69.3

68.2 ± 57.4

< 0.01

Renin (μIU/ml)

27.5 ± 29.7

90.3 ± 161.9

57.7 ± 117.3

NS

Aldosterone (ng/dl)

11.7 ± 10.1

41.9 ± 85.2

26.2 ± 60.8

NS