Patient characteristics.

Abbreviations: 1model of end stage liver disease, 2normal value: 135–145 mmol/l 3alanine aminotransferase (normal values: female: 10–35 U/l, male: 10–50 U/l), 4aspartate aminotransferase (normal values: female: <35 U/l, male: <40 U/l), 5γ-glutamyltransferase (normal values: female: <40 U/l, male: <60 U/l), 6alkaline phosphatase (normal values: female: 55–105 U/l, male: 40–130 U/l), 7normal values: 3.5–5.2 mg/dl, 8normal values: <1 mg/dl, 9international normalized ratio, 10normal values: female: 0.5–0.9 mg/dl, male: 0.7–1.2 mg/dl.