Baseline demographics of control subjects and cirrhotic patients
| Controls | Pre-ascitics | Ascites | |
| n | 12 | 18 | 21 |
| Age (y) | 49 (3) | 50 (2) | 52 (3) |
| Sex (M/F) | 10/2 | 18/0 | 19/2 |
| Haemoglobin (g/l) | 139 (4) | 134 (3) | 120 (4) |
| Haematocrit | 0.41 (0.01) | 0.39 (0.01) | 0.35 (0.01) |
| INR | 1.04 (0.02) | 1.41 (0.06)1-150 | 1.69 (0.09)1-160 |
| Albumin (g/l) | 45 (1) | 38 (1) | 31 (2)1-150 |
| Bilirubin (μmol/l) | 11 (2) | 29 (3) | 42 (6)1-160 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.3 (0.9) | 26.5 (0.4) | 26.1 (0.7) |
| Child-Pugh score | — | 5.8 (0.2) | 10.1 (0.5)1-151 |
| Aetiology of cirrhosis | |||
| Alcohol | 10 | 14 | |
| HCV | 7 | 2 | |
| HBV | — | 2 | |
| Cryptogenic | 1 | 1 | |
| Drug induced | — | 1 | |
| Autoimmune hepatitis | — | 1 |