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table 3
Subclinical Hepatic Encephalopathy Impairs Daily
Functioning
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SIP Scores of Cirrhotic Patients With and Without SHE |
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| SIP Scales (No. of Items Per Scale) |
Reference Population (n = 594).gif) |
Cirrhosis With SHE (n = 48) |
Cirrhosis Without SHE (n = 131) |
P* |
Internal Consistency |
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| Psychosocial scales |
| Social interactions (20) |
4 |
14.7 (11.1-18.2) |
7 (5.3-8.6) |
<0.001 |
0.75 |
| Alertness (10) |
4.7 |
21.3 (14.3-28.2) |
8.1 (5.4-10.7) |
<0.001 |
0.81 |
| Emotional behavior (9) |
3.9 |
10.9 (6.5-15.4) |
5.0 (3.3-6.7) |
0.01 |
0.67 |
| Communication (9) |
1.0 |
5.9 (2.8-9) |
1.5 (0.4-2.5) |
0.001 |
0.57 |
| Total psychosocial
subscore |
|
13.3 (9.7-16.9) |
5.7 (4.3-7.1) |
<0.001 |
0.89 |
| Physical scales |
| Ambulation (12) |
3.0 |
7 (4.6-9.3) |
3.1 (2.1-4.0) |
0.002 |
0.53 |
| Mobility (10) |
2.3 |
9.4 (5.6-13.1) |
2.2 (1.2-3.2) |
<0.001 |
0.67 |
| Bodycare and movement (23) |
1.9 |
5 (2.9-7.2) |
1.2 (0.7-1.6) |
<0.001 |
0.68 |
| Total physical subscore |
|
6.3 (4.1-8.5) |
1.8 (1.2-2.4) |
<0.001 |
0.84 |
| Independent scales |
| Sleep/rest (7) |
4.7 |
18.4 (13.5-23.4) |
8.4 (6.6-10.2) |
<0.001 |
0.38 |
| Work (9) |
7.3 |
24.7 (18.3-31.2) |
8.7 (5.9-11.5) |
<0.001 |
0.52 |
| Home management (10) |
4.8 |
14.6 (9.1-20) |
5.9 (4.5-7.3) |
0.001 |
0.54 |
| Recreations and pastimes (8) |
5.8 |
23.9 (17-30.8) |
9.8 (7.5-12.1) |
<0.001 |
0.60 |
| Eating (9) |
1.0 |
5.1 (3.3-7) |
2 (1.4-2.6) |
0.007 |
0.20 |
| Total SIP score |
3.4 |
12 (9.5-14.5) |
4.6 (3.7-5.5) |
<0.001 |
0.92 |
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NOTE. Scores are minimally 0 (good
performance) and maximally 100 (bad performance). Mean scores
are given; 95% confidence interval of mean scores between
brackets.
* Wilcoxon rank sum test.
Cronbachs  (pooled data).
Reference
population: Dutch citizens. |
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