Table 1 Demographic data of liver patients and healthy controls (medians and interquartile ranges)

Age [years]

53 (48–70)

62 (51–68)

56 (52–67)

Sex [male/female]

10/12

14/6

7/3

Child [A/B/C]

-

1/15/4

1/1/8

Aetiology of liver disease [OH/HCV/NASH/others]

-

8/4/6/2

7/1/2/0

MELD Score

-

18 (14–24)

26 (19–30)

Haemoglobin [g/dL]

13.1 (12.3–14.0)

9.6 (8.8–9.7)

9.1 (7.3–10.0)

ACLF grade^a [1/2/3]

-

-

2/2/6

Creatinine [mg/dL]

-

1.1 (0.7–2.7)

2.2 (1.0–4.2)

Na [mmol/L]

-

136 (134–139)

137 (134–140)

K [mmol/L]

-

3.8 (3.5–4.1)

4 (3.6–4.4)

Albumin [g/L]

-

32 (23–33)

24 (23–29)

Bilirubin [mg/dL]

-

2.3 (1.5–3.4)

9 (2–22)

PT [Quick; %]

97(96–99)

49 (46–58)

37 (33–46)

APTT [sec]

25(23–29)

32 (29–35)

39 (31–50)

Platelet count [nL⁻¹]

210(158–250)

65 (55–101)

46 (33–98)

Fibrinogen [g/L]

3.3(3–3.9)

2.3 (1.9–2.6)

1.9 (1.4–2.9)