Expression of LAIR-1 (CD305) on Human Blood Monocytes as a Marker of Hepatic Cirrhosis Progression
Table 1
Clinical characteristics of subjects included in the study.
Variable
Cirrhotic patients ()
Healthy controls ()
Age (years)
59 (12)
48 (20)
Sex male (, %)
24, 61.5%
19, 50%
Blood WBC (number/mm3)
5.2 (4)
4 (3.9)
Blood monocytes (%)
6.9 (3.8)
5.9 (2.5)
Etiology of cirrhosis
ALC (, %)
18, 46.2%
—
HCV (%)
11, 28.2%
—
CRYPT (%)
8, 20.5%
—
Others (%)
2, 5.1%
—
Decompensation (, %)
32, 82.0%
—
Previous ascites (, %)
23,59.0%
—
Child-Pugh (score)
9 (3)
—
Child-Pugh B/C (%)
74.4/18
—
Meld (score)
15.4 (5.7)
—
Continuous variables are expressed as median (IQR) and categorical variables as percentages. Other causes of cirrhosis included Wilson disease and autoimmune cirrhosis.
