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Table 2 Patient characteristics and baseline variables between the 2 cohorts

From: Extremity risk factors of sepsis for gastrointestinal endoscopy in patients with liver cirrhosis

 

Year 2008–2012 Experience cohort (n = 342)

Year 2013–2016 Validation cohort (n = 300)

P value

Recipient age

54.5 ± 8.5

54.3 ± 8.6

0.848

Male sex, n (%)

259 (75.7)

204 (68.0)

0.029

Body weight (kg)

66.8 ± 11.7

67.5 ± 12.2

0.490

MELD score

12.4 ± 6.1

11.9 ± 5.6

0.344

Child–Pugh score

7.8 ± 2.4

7.6 ± 2.3

0.210

Child–Pugh classification, n (%)

  

0.444

 A

116 (33.9)

115 (38.3)

 

 B

136 (39.8)

116 (38.7)

 

 C

90 (26.3)

69 (23.0)

 

Primary liver disease, n (%)

   

 HBV

160 (46.8)

126 (42.0)

0.224

 HCV

124 (36.3)

97 (32.3)

0.296

Alcoholic

23 (6.7)

50 (16.7)

 < 0.001

HCC positive

207 (60.5)

164 (54.7)

0.134

Ascites* > 1L, n (%)

93 (27.2)

93 (31.0)

0.289

Hydrothorax, n (%)

13 (3.8)

10 (3.3)

0.750

Prophylactic antibiotic, n (%)

43 (12.6)

300 (100)

 < 0.001

Sepsis

36 (10.5)

4 (1.3)

 < 0.001

  1. Data are shown as the mean ± standard deviation, number (%), and median (IQR) unless otherwise specified
  2. *Evacuated and estimated at time of abdominal incision
  3. MELD: Model for End stage Liver Disease