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Risk of Liver and Other Types of Cancer in Patients With Cirrhosis: A Nationwide Cohort Study in Denmark

 

table  1.   Descriptive Characteristics of 11,605 1-Year Survivors With Cirrhosis in Denmark, 1977-1989

Characteristics Type of Cirrhosis

 


Alcoholic

 


Primary Biliary

 


Chronic Hepatitis

 


Nonspecified

 


Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women

No. of patients 5,079 2,086 57 263 712 978 1,210 1,220
Person-years at risk 28,801 12,508 374 1,777 5,466 7,494 6,666 7,208
Average age at discharge with cirrhosis (yr) 51.8 52.5 57.9 60.5 43.4 55.1 57.5 61.7
Mean follow-up time (yr) 5.7 6.0 6.5 6.7 7.7 7.7 5.5 5.9


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