Serum sphingolipid concentrations associate with the occurrence of hepatic decompensation in patients with liver cirrhosis.

“*” = P “**” = P “***” = P Abbreviations: SBP: spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, HE: hepatic encephalopathy, HRS: hepatorenal syndrome, Cer: ceramide, dh: dihydro, Sph: sphingosine, S1P: sphingosine1-phosphateMissing data: C18Cer levels were missing in 5 patients out of 244 patient samples, dhC16-Cer levels were missing in 1 patient out of 244 patient samples, dhC18-Cer levels were missing in 1 patient out of 244 patient samples, Sph levels were missing in 17 patients out of 244 patient samples.Statistically significant results using Bonferroni adjustment for multiple testing are shown in bold.