Study population
Of 102 subjects (30 normal subjects, 18 CAH patients and 54 cirrhosis
patients), 78 subjects (24 normal subjects, 18 CAH patients and 36
cirrhosis patients) completed the study. Of 36 cirrhosis patients, 34
were in Child-Pugh class A and 2 in class B. The mean ages of subjects
who completed the study were 24.63 ± 6.04, 46.56 ± 7.70 and 54.72 ± 8.75
years in normal subjects, CAH patients and cirrhosis patients,
respectively, showing significant difference. The heights, systolic
blood pressures and heart rates were also significantly different among
the groups. The baseline characteristics are presented in Table 1.