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.