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Table 2 Demographical characteristics of patients with liver failure

From: Changing etiologies and outcome of liver failure in Southwest China

 

Sex (%)

 

Age

 
 

Male

Female

P value

(years)

P value

All cases (n = 3171)

82.18 %

17.82 %

 

41.9 ± 12.4 (0.5–83)

 

Clinical types

     

 ALF (n = 75)a

56.00 %

44.00 %

0.000

33.7 ± 17.5 (0.5–76)

0.000

 SALF (n = 174)a

47.70 %

52.30 %

0.000

37.4 ± 17.4 (3–79)

0.000

 ACLF (n = 2922)

84.90 %

15.10 %

 

42.4 ± 11.7 (8–83)

 

HBV (n = 2906)

85.40 %

14.60 %

 

42.0 ± 11.7 (8–83)

 

non-HBV (n = 265)b

47.20 %

52.80 %

0.000

40.7 ± 18.4 (0.5–79)

0.258

ALD (n = 573)

98.40 %

1.60 %

0.000

46.0 ± 10.3 (21–77)

0.000

DILI (n = 171)

69.60 %

30.40 %

0.000

41.7 ± 14.7 (4–75)

0.658

 Antituberculosis (n = 107)

85.00 %

15.00 %

 

39.1 ± 12.2 (16–72)

 

 Chinese herbs (n = 41)&

36.60 %

63.40 %

0.000

48.6 ± 14.9 (11–72)

0.001

HAV (n = 27)

85.20 %

14.80 %

0.570

36.4 ± 15.2 (3–75)

0.033

HEV (n = 102)

89.20 %

10.80 %

0.167

42.2 ± 13.9 (17–81)

0.419

HDV (n = 74)

86.50 %

13.50 %

0.478

43.8 ± 11.7 (14–68)

0.084

HCV (n = 23)

87.00 %

13.00 %

0.563

38.4 ± 10.4 (24–64)

0.116

Withdrawal (n = 164)

84.30 %

15.70 %

0.506

42.5 ± 10.4 (20–71)

0.363

Resistance (n = 37)

83.80 %

16.20 %

0.461

42.4 ± 9.8 (13–63)

0.400

Steroids use (n = 63)

74.60 %

25.40 %

0.018

46.4 ± 12.5 (22–69)

0.005

Indeterminate (n = 85)b

37.60 %

62.40 %

0.000

38.8 ± 20.0 (0.5–79)

0.015

  1. The results are shown as median and range
  2. ALF acute liver failure, SALF sub-acute liver failure, ACLF acute-on-chronic liver failure, ALD Alcoholic liver disease, DILI Drug induced liver injury
  3. aALF, SALF VS ACLF;b Non-HBV VS HBV; & Chinese herbs VS Antituberculosis