The Prevalence, Predictors, and In-Hospital Mortality of Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis Admitted at St. Dominic Hospital in Akwatia, Ghana

Table 5

Clinical features of the study participants.

Clinical symptoms and signs	Encephalopathy (present)	Encephalopathy (absent)	Total	value
	N (%)
Ascites	47 (34.3)	90 (65.7)	137	0.055
None	6 (20.0)	24 (80.0)	30
Mild	3 (50.0)	3 (50.0)	6
Moderate	22 (45.8)	26 (54.2)	48
Severe	21 (25.3)	62 (74.7)	83
Abdominal pain	17 (27.9)	44 (72.1)	61	0.415
Fever	14 (43.8)	18 (56.2)	32	0.104
Chills	10 (50.0)	10 (50.0)	20	0.061
Weight loss	48 (36.6)	83 (63.4)	131	0.009
Hematemesis	10 (43.5)	13 (56.5)	23	0.193