Ultrasonographic Prevalence and Factors Predicting Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis: Is There a Correlation between the Grade of Diastolic Dysfunction and the Grade of Liver Disease?

Table 4

Relationship of various parameters with regard to the presence or absence of diastolic dysfunction on univariate analysis.

Variable	Diastolic dysfunction; present (𝑛=55)	Diastolic dysfunction; absent (𝑛=37)	𝑃 value
Male/female	33/19	29/12	NS
Older age (>53 years)	46	18	0.0005
Ascites (u/s)	40	19	0.047
Splenomegaly	38	22	NS
Hepatic encephalopathy	14	8	NS
Child-Pugh class (C versus A/B)			0.001
Class A	14	15
Class B	20	19
Class C	21	3
Etiology of liver disease
Viral	33	26	NS
Alcohol	15	4	NS
Other	7	7	NS
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	9.2 (4.7–18)	9.7 (4.5–17.3)	NS
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	1.2 (0.4–11.6)	1.1 (0.5–8.7)	NS
Albumin (g/dL)	2.7 (1.5–5)	3 (1.7–5.1)	NS
Prothrombin time (seconds prolonged)	6 (0–24)	5 (0–27)	NS
Platelet count (per μL)	92400 (15200–425000)	98100 (16100–445700)	NS
Use of betablockers	38	17	0.032