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High Prevalence of Sleep Disturbance in Cirrhosis

table  2.   Clinical Profile of Patients With Cirrhosis


Satisfactory Sleep (n = 23) Unsatisfactory Sleep (n = 21)

Age (years) 53 ± 2 49 ± 2
Gender (M/F) 11/12 11/10
Child-Pugh’s score 6.3 ± 0.3 6.5 ± 0.3
Previous alcoholism 8 (35%) 4 (19%)
Previous variceal bleeding 6 (26%) 9 (43%)
Diuretics 6 (26%) 6 (29%)
Propranolol 5 (22%) 7 (33%)

NOTE. There were no significant differences between both groups.

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