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Table 4 Cause of death in the 1412 patients with decompensated HCV-related cirrhosis

From: Mortality rates and risk factors in 1412 Japanese patients with decompensated hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis: a retrospective long-term cohort study

Cause of death

n/N (%)a

1000 person-years

Overall

1035/1412 (73.3)

244.9

Liver failure with HCC

564/1412 (39.9)

133.4

Liver failure without HCC

253/1412 (17.9)

59.9

Pneumonia

46/1412 (3.3)

10.9

Sepsis

45/1412 (3.2)

10.6

Cardiovascular disease

38/1412 (2.7)

9.0

Malignancy events other than HCC

22/1412 (1.6)

5.2

Unknown

67/1412 (4.7)

15.9

  1. HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; HCV, hepatitis C virus
  2. an, number of events; N, number of patients