Proinflammatory Cytokines (IL-1α, IL-6) and Hepatocyte Growth Factor in Patients with Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis
Table 1
Characteristic of alcoholics (P-Ch stages 0, A, B, and C) and healthy controls (C).
C ( = 10)
P-Ch 0 ( = 22)
P-Ch A ( = 14)
P-Ch B ( = 25)
P-Ch C ( = 24)
Sex (male/female)
8/2
18/4
11/3
20/5
19/5
Age (years)
55.51 ± 8.89
54.91 ± 12.82
52.50 ± 16.11
54.00 ± 12.19
50.71 ± 10.00
Body weight (kg)
75.63 ± 9.83
64.54 ± 8.58
66.33 ± 11.93
84.84 ± 27.11
85.91 ± 21.76
Height (cm)
173.54 ± 10.31
169.91 ± 6.95
171.33 ± 9.86
177.36 ± 11.40
175.45 ± 6.69
Drinking period (years)
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7.5 ± 2.89
11.16 ± 7.403
13.86 ± 7.06
18.17 ± 10.73
Existing medical symptoms
Ascites
0
0
0
14
22
Encephalopathy
0
0
1
8
17
Oesophageal varices
0
0
0
9
16
Key: data are expressed as mean ± SD. P-Ch 0: alcoholics without liver cirrhosis; P-Ch stages A, B, and C: alcoholics with liver cirrhosis Pugh-Child stages A–C; C: healthy controls.