Variables | HE group (N = 30) | Cir group (N = 30) | NC group (N = 20) | F/χ 2 /t | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (year) | 56.13 ± 13.20 | 52.23 ± 9.00 | 44.45 ± 8.46 | 7.245(F) | 0.001 0.161ab < 0.001ac 0.015bc |
Gender (Male/female) | 19/11 | 20/10 | 12/8 | 0.234(χ2) | 0.889 |
BMI | 22.53 ± 2.51 | 22.21 ± 3.24 | 22.37 ± 2.07 | 0.106(F) | 0.900 |
Etiology | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 HBV  HCV  Alcoholic  HBV + alcoholic  HCV + alcoholic  Others | 9 1 12 1 1 6 | 14 1 8 3 1 3 |  | 3.887(χ2) | 0.566 |
Child-Pugh Class | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 A  B  C | 0 9 21 | 9 7 14 |  | 10.650(χ2) | 0.005 |
Meld-score | 19.67 ± 5.95 | 13.90 ± 6.51 |  | 3.582(t) | < 0.001 |
Ascites | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 None  Mild  Moderate  Severe | 2 7 8 13 | 15 7 2 6 |  | 16.120(χ2) | < 0.001 |
Medication history | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Non-selective β-blockers  Lactulose  Anti-HBV | 4(13.33%) 5(13.33%) 9(30.00%) | 0(0%) 0(0%) 15((60.00%) |  | Fisher’s Exact Test Fisher’s Exact Test 2.5(χ2) | 0.112 0.052 0.114 |
Previous variceal bleeding | 13(43.33%) | 5(16.67%) |  | 5.079(χ2) | 0.024 |
Previous TIPs | 13(43.33%) | 2(6.67%) |  | 10.756(χ2) | 0.001 |
Previous HE | 6(20.00%) | 0(0%) |  | Fisher’s Exact Test | 0.024 |
SBP | 11(36.67%3) | 3(10.00%) |  | 4.565(χ2) | 0.033 |
Creatinine (μmol/L) | 74.2(53.95-156.15) | 72.35(55.98–84.85) |  | Mann-Whitney U Test | 0.487 |
TBIL (μmol/L) | 51.91(27.96–94.53) | 28.19 (14.42–56.31) |  | Mann-Whitney U Test | 0.012 |
DBIL (μmol/L) | 24.14 (12.84–59.47) | 12.98 (6.36–36.20) |  | Mann-Whitney U Test | 0.037 |
IBIL (μmol/L) | 22.73 (11.12–45.37) | 14.06 (7.54–22.03) |  | Mann-Whitney U Test | 0.023 |
ALT (IU/L) | 24.75(15.43–43.13) | 44.40 (26.30-60.53) |  | Mann-Whitney U Test | 0.006 |
AST(IU/L) | 41.90 (26.88–68.55) | 68.30 (47.35–92.48) |  | Mann-Whitney U Test | 0.030 |
Albumin(g/L) | 29.47 ± 4.64 | 31.76 ± 7.44 |  | -1.428(t) | 0.159 |
PT(s) | 18.85(16.20–22.50) | 16.55(13.97–18.50) |  | Mann-Whitney U Test | 0.011 |
INR | 1.63 (1.38–2.06) | 1.38 (1.10–1.60) |  | U Test | 0.004 |
Ammonia(μmol/L) | 92.31 ± 47.51 | 41.51 ± 18.30 |  | 5.465(t) | < 0.001 |
WBC(109/L) | 6.10 ± 4.67 | 5.20 ± 2.16 |  | 0.965(t) | 0.339 |
Neutrophil(%) | 68.70 ± 13.24 | 65.06 ± 11.22 |  | 1.148(t) | 0.256 |
CRP | 6.54(2.26–18.42) | 7.38(1.27-134.98) |  | Mann-Whitney U Test | 0.813 |
Length of stay (days) | 8.50(6.00-15.75) | 8.50(7.00-15.50) | Â | Mann-Whitney U Test | 0.772 |
90-day mortality | 4(13.33%) | 0(0%) |  | Fisher’s Exact Test | 0.112 |
90-day recurrence | 5(16.67%) | 0(0%) |  | Fisher’s Exact Test | 0.052 |