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Survival in cirrhosis: Importance of age as an indicator of disease duration
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To detsrmhe which factcm mi*t he used to estimate wrvivel in with hapstic cihoda we have analyzed the results of B 10-year p~spectlvs study involving 998 patients with hiltologicall)-confirmed cirrhotic. Aetiolog), standard liver functia, tests, PmthrorrLGn time (PT), age, sex, omoking &tory and clinical features (a. -ad .t first di-is o‘ chmnic liva diea&, WBFCanalkssd b) the Cox mgFe&on method. Patients with ct)ptogenic cirrhosis had the we prognosis and those with autoimmune chronic Bctive hepstitia, Lha beat (IO year survival = 37 and 15% rePpecti”sl,). Within ssch astiologic.4 gmup the msior advera. factors were increesing age, low serum albumin (p
To detsrmhe which factcm mi*t he used to estimate wrvivel in with hapstic cihoda we have analyzed the results of B 10-year p~spectlvs study involving 998 patients with hiltologicall)-confirmed cirrhotic. Aetiolog), standard liver functia, tests, PmthrorrLGn time (PT), age, sex, omoking &tory and clinical features (a. -ad .t first di-is o‘ chmnic liva diea&, WBFCanalkssd b) the Cox mgFe&on method. Patients with ct)ptogenic cirrhosis had the we prognosis and those with autoimmune chronic Bctive hepstitia, Lha beat (IO year survival = 37 and 15% rePpecti”sl,). Within ssch astiologic.4 gmup the msior advera. factors were increesing age, low serum albumin (p