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World Journal of Gastroenterology
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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2020; 26(38): 5849-5862
Published online Oct 14, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i38.5849
Table 1 Demographic characteristic of cases with cirrhosis and controls, n (%)
Cirrhosis (n = 5258)Control (n = 15774)
Age (yr)55.91 (15.83), (56, 17-99)56.04 (16.43), (57, 17-108)
17-30338 (6.43)1014 (6.43)
30-40633 (12.04)1899 (12.04)
40-50929 (17.67)2787 (17.67)
50-601215 (23.11)3645 (23.11)
60-701124 (21.38)3372 (21.38)
70-80731 (13.9)2193 (13.9)
80+288 (5.48)864 (5.48)
Gender
Female2866 (54.51)8598 (54.51)
Male2392 (45.49)7176 (45.49)
Country of birth
Africa and Middle East273 (5.19)819 (5.19)
America73 (1.39)219 (1.39)
Asia19 (0.36)57 (0.36)
Europe2334 (44.39)7002 (44.39)
Israel2425 (46.12)7275 (46.12)
Data N/A134 (2.55)402 (2.55)
Diagnosis/sampling year
2001-2004732 (13.92)2196 (13.92)
2005-20081263 (24.02)3789 (24.02)
2009-20121351 (25.69)4053 (25.69)
2013-20151068 (20.31)3204 (20.31)
2016-2018844 (16.05)2532 (16.05)
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Table 2 Comparison between the number of platelets measurements and co-morbidities between cases with cirrhosis and controls, n (%)
Cirrhosis (n = 5258)Control (n = 15774)OR95%CI
LowUp
Platelets measurements15.59 (14.36) (11, 3-264)10.69 (10.33) (7, 3-152)1.0331.0311.036
Platelets measurements: 3-102510 (47.74)10482 (66.45)1
11-201409 (26.8)3395 (21.52)1.731.611.87
21+1339 (25.47)1897 (12.03)2.952.723.20
Diabetes326 (6.2)847 (5.37)1.171.021.33
HTN170 (3.23)447 (2.83)1.150.961.37
CKD390 (7.42)961 (6.01)1.241.091.4
Dyslipidemia915 (17.4)2843 (18.02)0.960.881.04
Smoking1563 (29.73)3470 (22)1.51.3981.609
HTN: Hypertension; CKD: Chronic kidney disease.
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Table 3 Distribution of cirrhosis etiology and complications among cirrhotic patients (n = 5258)
FrequencyPercent
Etiology
ALD4889.28
Viral98718.77
Autoimmune1593.02
Wilson90.17
NAFLD4137.85
Complications
Ascites4508.56
Varices55110.48
HE2945.59
HCC100.19
SBP1182.24
Portal HTN5119.72
Splenomgally76414.53
PVT701.33
ALD: Alcoholic liver disease; NAFLD: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; HE: Hepatic encephalopathy; HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma; SBP: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis; HTN: Hypertension; PVT: Portal vein thrombosis.
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