Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
Characteristic | Total (n = 334, %) | Nosocomial SBP (n = 155, %) | Community-acquired SBP (n = 179, %) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean years ± SD | 55.5 ± 10.4 | 56.3 ± 10.3 | 54.9 ± 10.4 | 0.222 |
Sex, Male | 270 (80.8) | 127 (81.9) | 143 (79.9) | 0.635 |
Main cause of liver cirrhosis (n, %) | 0.903 | |||
HBV infection | 145 (43.4) | 67 (43.2) | 78 (43.6) | 0.949 |
HCV infection | 31 (9.3) | 17 (11.0) | 14 (7.8) | 0.323 |
Alcohol use | 123 (36.8) | 55 (35.5) | 68 (38.0) | 0.636 |
Primary biliary cirrhosis | 15 (4.5) | 7 (4.5) | 8 (4.5) | 0.984 |
Other | 20 (6.0) | 9 (5.8) | 11 (6.1) | 0.896 |
Child-Pugh classification | 0.453 | |||
Class B | 82 (24.6) | 41 (26.5) | 41 (22.9) | |
Class C | 252 (75.4) | 114 (73.5) | 138 (77.1) | |
MELD score ± SD | 16.9 ± 9.7 | 17.6 ± 10.0 | 16.0 ± 9.4 | 0.218 |
Initial presenting symptoms | ||||
Fever | 178 (53.3) | 107 (69.0) | 71 (39.7) | < 0.001 |
Vomiting/diarrhea | 57 (17.1) | 30 (19.4) | 27 (15.1) | 0.301 |
Abdominal pain | 153 (45.8) | 81 (52.3) | 72 (40.2) | 0.028 |
Hepatic encephalopathy | 69 (20.7) | 38 (24.5) | 31 (17.3) | 0.105 |
Gastrointestinal bleeding | 38 (11.4) | 18 (11.6) | 20 (11.2) | 0.900 |
Renal failure | 65 (19.5) | 40 (25.8) | 25 (14.0) | 0.006 |
Septic shock | 25 (7.5) | 13 (8.4) | 12 (6.7) | 0.560 |
Hepatocellular carcinoma | 93 (28.7) | 55 (35.5) | 38 (21.2) | 0.004 |