Interleukin-6 (IL-6); Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α); Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).Clinical characteristics of cirrhotic patients with and without minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE)
Values are expressed as mean ± SD. HC = healthy control; MHE = minimal hepatic encephalopathy.aThe P value for gender distribution in the two groups was obtained by chi-square test.bThe P value for ag
Quantitative values are expressed as mean ± SD (standard deviation). M = male; F = female; HC = healthy control; HE = hepatic encephalopathy. NCT-A = number connecting-A; DST = digit symbol test; - =
