From: Normalisation of the psychometric encephalopathy score within the Cameroonian population
Variables | Patients with cirrhosis |
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Age (years, mean ± SD, range) | 49.3 ± 15.6 [21–78] (n = 50) |
Gender (male/female) | 29 (58%)/21 (42%) |
Education (years, mean ± SD, range) | 9.62 ± 3.9 (2–19) (n = 50) |
Aetiology of cirrhosis | |
Viral hepatitis B | 33 (66%) |
Viral hepatitis C | 17 (34%) |
Child–Pugh class | |
A | 26 (60.5%) |
B | 12 (27.9%) |
C | 5 (11.6%) |
MELD score (score, mean ± SD, range) | 10.7 ± 3.5 (6–18) (n = 22) |
Ascites (yes/no) | 17 (34%)/33 (66%) |
Jaundice (yes/no) | 9 (18%)/41 (82%) |
Previous spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (yes/no) | 1 (2%)/49 (98%) |
Previous overt HE (yes/no) | 1 (2%)/49 (98%) |
Previous GI tract hemorrhage (yes/no) | 8 (16%)/42 (84%) |
Creatinine (mg/dl, mean ± SD, range) | 9.1 ± 3 (3–17.5) (n = 42) |
INR (Median, IQR) | 1.19 [1.0–1.8] (n = 20) |
Albumin (g/l, mean ± SD, range) | 34.4 ± 7 (19–45) (n = 26) |
Bilirubin (mg/dl, Median, IQR) | 9.4 [1.1–68.0] (n = 31) |
ALT (IU/L, Median, IQR) | 35.5 [11–155] (n = 32) |