Table 1 Baseline parameters at index paracentesis

Age (years)

59 (25–87)

Gender (male/female)

n = 121/n = 42 (74.2%/25.8%)

Etiology

 Alcoholic

n = 117 (71.8%)

 NASH

n = 14 (8.6%)

 Viral

n = 4 (2.5%)

 Others

n = 28 (17.2%)

HCC

n = 21 (12.9%)

Child–Pugh class (A/B/C)^b

n = 2/n = 60/n = 36 (2%/61.2%/36.7%)

MELD score^a

16.9 (7–38)

INR

1.4 (1–2.9)

Total bilirubin level (μmol/L)

39.5 (2.9–609.1)

Creatinine level (μmol/L)

108 (38–509)

WBC count (exp9/L)

6.6 (1.2–49.7)

AST (μkat/L)

0.87 (0.1–8.9)

GGT (μkat/L)

1.8 (0.2–22.4)

CrP (mg/L)

25.4 (1.2–186.2)

Serum albumin (g/L)

30.4 (16–47.3)

Ascites protein content (g/L)

11.6 (2.7–50.9)

Ascites leukocyte count (/mm³)

180 (0–12,300)