Table 2
Concentration of nitrite + nitrate (NO
2
+ NO
3
)
Cirrhotic patients (n=14)
Non-cirrhotic patients (n=9)
p Value
Portal (NO
2
+ NO
3
)
40.68 (7.16)
14.16 (6.28)
0.007
Systemic (NO
2
+ NO
3
)
23.19 (7.45)
24.25 (6.30)
0.90
Results expressed as mean (SEM) in μmol/l.