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)	—	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.