Table 1 Demographics and clinical data of all cirrhotic patients and healthy controls.

From: Role of local and distant functional connectivity density in the development of minimal hepatic encephalopathy

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HC (n = 103)

Patients (n = 103)

P value

Gender(M/F)

72/31

81/22

0.15a

Age (±SD), y

47.43 ± 10.09

47.99 ± 10.27

0.69b

Education, y

10.97 ± 3.18

10.45 ± 3.11

0.82b

Venous blood ammonia level (u mol/L)

 

53.34 ± 34.34

 

Child-Pugh scale (n)

 A

 

58

 

 B

 

42

 

 C

 

3

 

NCT-A (s)

44.06 ± 10.66

54.38 ± 20.02

<0.001b

DST (score)

46.83 ± 12.51

35.52 ± 11.80

<0.001b

MHE patients (n)

 

34

 

Non-HE patients (n)

 

69

 
  1. aThe P value for gender distribution in the two groups was obtained by Chi-square test.
  2. bThe P value for age and neuropsychological tests difference between the two groups was obtained by two sample t test.
  3. Values are expressed as mean ± SD. NCT-A = number connection test type A; DST = digit symbol test; HC = healthy control; MHE = minimal hepatic encephalopathy; non-HE = non-hepatic encephalopathy.
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