Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the studied patients (categorical variables)
Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Males | 177 (71.1) |
Females | 72 (28.9) |
Precipitating factor of ACLF | |
Sepsis | 124 (49.8) |
Upper GI bleeding | 23 (9.2) |
De novo AIH | 1 (0.4) |
AIH flare | 8 (3.2) |
DILI | 9 (3.6) |
HBV | 2 (0.8) |
HCV | 1 (0.4) |
HDV | 2 (0.8) |
HEV | 1 (0.4) |
Wilson’s disease | 1 (0.4) |
Unknown | 77 (30.9) |
Etiology of pre-existing CLD | |
HCV | 144 (57.8) |
Autoimmune hepatitis | 8 (3.2) |
Budd-Chiari syndrome | 2 (0.8) |
HBV | 13 (5.2) |
HBV-HCV co-infection | 1 (0.4) |
Unknown | 81 (32.5) |
Ascites | |
No | 76 (30.5) |
Mild to moderate | 154 (61.8) |
Marked | 19 (7.6) |
Hepatic encephalopathy | |
No | 82 (32.9) |
Grades I–II | 123 (49.4) |
Grades III–IV | 44 (17.7) |
Initial admission | |
Ward | 58 (23.3) |
ICU | 191 (76.7) |
Child-Pugh class | |
B | 18 (7.2) |
C | 231 (92.8) |
ACLF grade | |
1 | 89 (35.7) |
2 | 109 (43.8) |
3 | 51 (20.5) |
Outcome | |
Improved | 64 (25.7) |
Deceased | 185 (74.3) |