Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study subjects
| Â | Autopsy cases | Volunteers | Â | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Cirrhotics | Alcoholics | Non-alcoholic controls | Healthy controls | Liver cirrhosis | P-value |
N | 13 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 12 | Â |
PM time mean | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.8 | Â | Â | 0.537 |
Age mean (range) | 56 (39–77) | 54 (34–77) | 58 (18–86) | 45 (26–57) | 58 (39–73) | 0.383 |
BMI mean (range | 29.1 (19.6-41.9) | 30.1 (20.4-42.1) | 27.4 (18.4-43.6) | 27.1 (20.8-37.2) | 28.1 (19.7-39.2) | 0.573 |
Cause of death | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
 Heart disease% | 5 (38.5%) | 3 (20.0%) | 10 (71.4%) |  |  | 0.007 |
 Other disease% | 5 (38.5%) | 8 (53.3%) | 1 (7.1%) |  |  | 0.017 |
 Non-natural death1% | 3 (23.1%) | 4 (26.7%) | 3 (21.4%) |  |  | 0.885 |