Baseline patient characteristics
| Patient characteristics | All patients (N = 442) |
|---|---|
| Age, y | 52.8 (23.6–82.4) |
| Gender (% male) | 259 (58.6%) |
| Race, n (%) | |
| Caucasian | 403 (93.3) |
| Black | 13 (3.0) |
| Hispanic | 8 (1.9) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 28.8 (17.0–68.6) |
| Etiology, n (%) | |
| Hepatitis C | 209 (47.3) |
| Hepatitis B | 18 (4.1) |
| Alcohol | 64 (14.5) |
| Cryptogenic | 85 (19.2) |
| Other | 66 (14.9) |
| Esophageal varices, n (%) | |
| None | 101 (27.4) |
| Grade I | 102 (27.6) |
| Grade II–III | 166 (45.0) |
| Presence of ascites, n (%) | 268 (60.6) |
| Presence of hepatic encephalopathy, n (%) | 149 (33.7) |
| Platelet count (×1,000/mm3) | 97 (20–426) |
| Bilirubin, mg/dL | 1.2 (0.2–10.3) |
| Albumin, g/dL | 3.4 (1.5–5.2) |
| INR | 1.2 (0.9–2.1) |
| AFP, ng/mL | 3.9 (0.6–238.3) |
| MELD | 9 (6–17) |
| Child Pugh score | 7 (5–11) |
| Child Pugh, n (%) | |
| Child A | 189 (42.9) |
| Child B | 231 (52.5) |
| Child C | 20 (4.6) |
NOTE: All continuous data expressed as median (range) unless otherwise specified
Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index.