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Table 1 Comparison of demographic characteristics of the infection group (n = 1,294) and non-infection group (n = 3,282)

From: High mortality of pneumonia in cirrhotic patients with ascites

 

Infection (n = 1294)

Non-infection (n = 3282)

P value

Male, no. (%)

856 (66.2)

2309 (70.4)

0.006

Age, yr

  

0.169

 30–44, no. (%)

219 (16.9)

  572 (17.4)

 

 45–59, no. (%)

458 (35.4)

1154 (35.2)

 

 60–74, no. (%)

410 (31.7)

1100 (33.5)

 

 >75, no. (%)

207 (16.0)

 456 (13.9)

 

HCC, no. (%)

258 (19.9)

 898 (27.4)

<0.001

Esophageal variceal bleeding

132 (10.2)

 476 (14.5)

<0.001

Hepatic encephalopathy

218 (16.8)

 488 (14.9)

0.095

PUB, no. (%)

 64 (4.9)

  192 (5.9)

0.231

Alcoholism, no. (%)

232 (17.9)

 677 (20.6)

0.039

RFI, no. (%)

 103 (8.0)

  210 (6.4)

0.060

  1. Abbreviations: HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; PUB, peptic ulcer bleeding; RFI, renal function impairment.