Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population
Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
Number of patients | 182 |
Age at enrolment (mean, SD) | 53.7 (11.6) |
Sex | |
Men | 162 (89.0) |
Women | 20 (11.0) |
Education | |
Primary | 42 (23.1) |
Secondary | 117 (64.3) |
High School and higher | 23 (12.6) |
Body mass Index, kg/m2 | |
Normal (< 25) | 139 (76.4) |
Overweight (25 – <30) | 37 (20.3) |
Obesity (≥ 30) | 6 (3.3) |
Weight loss > 10% during the last 10 years | |
No | 143 (78.6) |
Yes | 39 (21,4) |
Alcohol consumption *, g/day (median) | 165 |
Alcohol consumption *, g/day | |
< 50 | 18 (9.9) |
≥ 50 | 164 (90,1) |
Age at alcohol onset, years | |
< 40 | 167 (91.8) |
> 40 | 15 (8.2) |
Smoking | |
Never | 97 (53.3) |
Ever | 85 (46.7) |
Coffee consumption | |
Never | 102 (56.0) |
Ever | 88 (44.0) |
Recreational drugs | |
Never | 169 (92.9) |
Ever | 13 (7.1) |
Diabetes type 2 | |
No | 160 (87.9) |
Yes | 22 (12.1) |
HBV coinfection | |
No | 174 (95.6) |
Yes | 8 (4.4) |
HCV coinfection | |
No | 169 (92.9) |
Yes | 13 (7.1) |
Fibrosis stage | |
No fibrosis (F0) | 45 (24.7) |
Fibrosis without septa (F1) | 8 (4.4) |
Few septa (F2) | 11 (6.0) |
Many septa (F3) | 6 (3.3) |
Cirrhosis (F4) | 112 (61.5) |
Follow-up time, years (mean, SD) | 27.1 (13.4) |