Table 2 Comparison of patients with and without primary care follow-up

n

83

57

26

Treated

67 (81)

41 (72)

26 (100)

0.002

Not treated due to decompensation/Childs B or C disease

6

6

0

Not treated because "No indication" according to clinician

2

2

0

Not treated because LFTs or liver enzymes either were normal, insignificantly elevated, or resolved on own

5

5

0

Unclear why not treated

2

2

0

Patient to follow up with PC physician

1

1

0

Remission

43 (52)

28 (49)

15 (58)

0.469

Noncompliance

10 (12)

6 (11)

4 (15)

1.000

Steroid median dose

40 (IQR 40–60)

40 (IQR 40–60)

40 (IQR 40–55)

0.535

Median time corticosteroids (months)

12 (14.5)

12 (IQR 5–23)

15 (IQR 12–28)

0.115

Median time to ALT normalization (months)

1.4 (IQR 0.8-3.3)

1.3 (IQR 0.8-3.7)

1.6 (IQR 0.6-2.9)

0.504

Relapses

23 (27)

12 (21)

11 (42)

0.380