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Table 2 Comparison of patients with and without LBP

From: Low back pain in patients hospitalised with liver cirrhosis- a retrospective study

Variable

With LBP (n = 11)

Without LBP (n = 68)

p-value*

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Age [year]

55.40 ± 13.95

55.79 ± 12.82

0.424

BMI [kg/m2]

27.05 ± 5.07

26.76 ± 5.81

0.435

Height [cm]

173.45 ± 7.09

172.97 ± 7.99

0.318

Weight [kg]

81.45 ± 16.63

80.44 ± 18.70

0.492

MELD

17.00 ± 7.10

17.44 ± 6.31

0.417

CHP

7.80 ± 2.44

7.94 ± 2.24

0.369

LFI

4.24 ± 0.53

4.09 ± 0.94

0.180

Ascites [grade]

0.90 ± 0.99

1.03 ± 1.16

0.426

Stibor [cm]

4.68 ± 2.8

6.08 ± 2.09

0.028*

Schober [cm]

3.40 ± 1.07

3.83 ± 1.94

0.118

  1. SD Standard deviation, BMI Body mass index, LBP Low back pain, MELD The Model For the End-Stage Liver Disease, CHP Child–Pugh score, LFI Liver frailty index