Hepatitis C, table 3, Subclinical Hepatic Encephalopathy Impairs Daily Functioning

Subclinical Hepatic Encephalopathy Impairs Daily Functioning

table 3. SIP Scores of Cirrhotic Patients With and Without SHE

SIP Scales (No. of Items Per Scale)	Reference Population (n = 594)	Cirrhosis With SHE (n = 48)	Cirrhosis Without SHE (n = 131)	P^*	Internal Consistency

Psychosocial scales
Social interactions (20)	4	14.7 (11.1-18.2)	7 (5.3-8.6)	<0.001	0.75
Alertness (10)	4.7	21.3 (14.3-28.2)	8.1 (5.4-10.7)	<0.001	0.81
Emotional behavior (9)	3.9	10.9 (6.5-15.4)	5.0 (3.3-6.7)	0.01	0.67
Communication (9)	1.0	5.9 (2.8-9)	1.5 (0.4-2.5)	0.001	0.57
Total psychosocial subscore		13.3 (9.7-16.9)	5.7 (4.3-7.1)	<0.001	0.89
Physical scales
Ambulation (12)	3.0	7 (4.6-9.3)	3.1 (2.1-4.0)	0.002	0.53
Mobility (10)	2.3	9.4 (5.6-13.1)	2.2 (1.2-3.2)	<0.001	0.67
Bodycare and movement (23)	1.9	5 (2.9-7.2)	1.2 (0.7-1.6)	<0.001	0.68
Total physical subscore		6.3 (4.1-8.5)	1.8 (1.2-2.4)	<0.001	0.84
Independent scales
Sleep/rest (7)	4.7	18.4 (13.5-23.4)	8.4 (6.6-10.2)	<0.001	0.38
Work (9)	7.3	24.7 (18.3-31.2)	8.7 (5.9-11.5)	<0.001	0.52
Home management (10)	4.8	14.6 (9.1-20)	5.9 (4.5-7.3)	0.001	0.54
Recreations and pastimes (8)	5.8	23.9 (17-30.8)	9.8 (7.5-12.1)	<0.001	0.60
Eating (9)	1.0	5.1 (3.3-7)	2 (1.4-2.6)	0.007	0.20
Total SIP score	3.4	12 (9.5-14.5)	4.6 (3.7-5.5)	<0.001	0.92

NOTE. Scores are minimally 0 (good performance) and maximally 100 (bad performance). Mean scores are given; 95% confidence interval of mean scores between brackets. ^* Wilcoxon rank sum test. Cronbachs (pooled data). Reference population: Dutch citizens.