Figure 1. Patients inclusion and exclusion in analysis (pts: patients).
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Volume 11, Number 5, October 2018, pages 333-339
Missed Diagnosis of Liver Cirrhosis Leads to Disparities in Care for Older Patients
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Table
| Known cirrhosis diagnosis (n = 36) | No known cirrhosis diagnosis (n = 36) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missed diagnosis of liver cirrhosis leads to disparities in care for older patients. | |||
| Age (mean) | 62.83 | 68.61 | 0.012 |
| Gender (male) | 25 | 24 | 0.880 |
| Race | 0.980 | ||
| African American | 9 | 12 | |
| Non-Hispanic white | 11 | 8 | |
| Hispanic | 12 | 12 | |
| Asian | 3 | 4 | |
| Unknown | 1 | 0 | |
| Insurance | 0.952 | ||
| Medicare | 17 | 17 | |
| Medicaid | 12 | 10 | |
| Medicare+Medicaid | 3 | 2 | |
| Private | 3 | 5 | |
| None/unknown | 1 | 2 | |
| Etiology | 0.513 | ||
| Cardiac | 0 | 1 | |
| NAFLD | 1 | 1 | |
| Hepatitis C | 22 | 22 | |
| Alcohol | 3 | 5 | |
| Other liver | 2 | 1 | |
| Unknown | 0 | 2 | |
| Alcohol and hepatitis C | 8 | 4 | |
| Presence of splenomegaly | 31/36 | 25/36 | 0.414 |
| Tumor size at diagnosis (mean) | 4.2 cm | 5.7 cm | |
| Tumor size at diagnosis (median) | 3.5 cm | 4.9 cm | 0.015 |
| FIB-4 category | 1.00 | ||
| < 1.45 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1.45 - 3.24 | 1 | 7 | |
| > 3.25 | 30 | 27 | |
| MELD score | 0.660 | ||
| < 10 | 11 | 11 | |
| 10 - 20 | 23 | 16 | |
| > 20 | 2 | 7 | |