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Table 2 Laboratory and clinical parameters in patients and controls

From: Cardiac dysfunction in patients with end-stage liver disease, prevalence, and impact on outcome: a comparative prospective cohort study

 

Control group (A)

Patient group (B)

Test value

P value

Bilirubin

Median (IQR)

0.7 (0.45–0.9)

2.4 (2.1–3.15)

7.323

<0.001

Range

0.3–0.8

1.6–3.9

Albumin

Mean±SD

4.24 ± 0.35

2.83 ± 0.44

0.812

<0.001

Range

3.6–4.9

1.9–3.7

Sodium

Mean±SD

140 ±3

131 ± 3

14.380

0.35

Range

136–145

126–136

Potassium

Mean±SD

4.1 ± 0.4

3.7 ± 0.4

5.146

0.89

Range

3.5–4.8

3.2–4.4

INR

Mean±SD

1.06 ± 0.06

2.03 ± 0.35

50.727

<0.001

Range

1–1.2

1.4–3

Encephalopathy

No

40 (100.0%)

15 (37.5%)

36.364

<0.001

Grade I

0 (0.0%)

16 (40.0%)

Grade II

0 (0.0%)

5 (12.5%)

Grade III

0 (0.0%)

4 (10.0%)

Ascites

No

40 (100.0%)

4 (10.0%)

65.455

<0.001

Mild

0 (0.0%)

14 (35.0%)

Moderate

0 (0.0%)

14 (35.0%)

Tense

0 (0.0%)

8(20.0%)

Child

Control

40 (100.0%)

0 (0.0%)

80.000

<0.001

Child B

0 (0.0%)

18 (45.0%)

Child C

0 (0.0%)

22 (55.0%)

  1. 0.05 NS non-significant, < 0.05 S significant, < 0.01 HS highly significant, INR international normalized ratio