20 April 2023 : Clinical Research
Low Prealbumin Levels Were Associated with Increased Frequency of Hepatic Encephalopathy in Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)-Related Decompensated Cirrhosis
Jiani Li12ABCDEFG, Minghao Du2EF, Hao Li1CEF, Peng Wu3CD, Mengying Sun12CDE, Min Guan12CEF, Shanhong Tang12A*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.937772
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e937772
Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients HBV-related decompensated liver cirrhosis with or without hepatic encephalopathy at admission.
| HE (n=20) | No-HE (n=242) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 52.24±10.98 | 50.3±10.62 | 0.447 |
| PT | 16.70±2.99 | 14.87±2.32 | 0.001* |
| INR | 1.53±0.28 | 1.36±0.22 | 0.001* |
| Prealbumin | 50.62±28.38 | 91.49±49.20 | <0.0001*** |
| Albumin | 30.68±5.08 | 33.25±6.37 | 0.044* |
| Creatinine | 87.93±45.64 | 79.22±36.28 | 0.822 |
| TBIL | 76.64±87.56 | 43.15±40.88 | 0.106 |
| ALT | 75.06±134.55 | 58.94±79.58 | 0.603 |
| AST | 120.48±247.10 | 81.79±105.30 | 0.495 |
| MELD | 13.54±5.60 | 10.56±4.50 | 0.006 |
| CTP | 7.70±2.05 | 7.43±1.93 | 0.556 |