Table 1 Characteristics of the 316 Study Patients
From: Hepatopulmonary syndrome in patients with chronic liver disease: role of pulse oximetry
Variable | |
|---|---|
Mean Age* (yr) | 54.5 (12.9) |
Sex (M/F) | 194/122 |
Etiology of liver disease [%] | |
Alcohol | 51.2 |
Hepatitis B virus | 15.2 |
Hepatitis C virus | 22.2 |
Hemochromatosis | 1.9 |
Wilson's diesease | 0.6 |
PBC | 1.9 |
Autoimmune hepatitis | 2.8 |
Unknown | 4.2 |
Manifestation of liver disease [%] | |
Chronic hepatitis (n = 69) | 21.8 |
Liver cirrhosis (n = 245) | 77.5 |
Non-cirrhotic portal hypertension (n = 2) | 0.6 |
Liver cirrhosis classification [%] | |
Child-Pugh-Stage A | 36.3 |
B | 42.5 |
C | 21.2 |