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Table 4 Number of discharges by liver disease categories and sex in 2008

From: An observational study of the direct costs related to hospital admissions, mortality and premature death associated with liver disease in Portugal

Disease category

Disease subcategory

Number of discharges

% of all discharges

Discharge ratio male:female

Viral hepatitis

All

674

6.4

2.0

HBV

210

2.0

2.1

HCV

386

3.7

2.4

Cirrhosis

All

4769

45.4

3.0

Alcoholic cirrhosis

4053

38.6

3.5

Non-alcoholic cirrhosis

716

6.8

1.4

HCC

1127

10.7

3.8

Othera

3933

37.4

1.7

All

10,503

100

2.4

  1. aIncludes: hepatoptosis; alcoholic liver damage unspecified; autoimmune hepatitis; toxic hepatitis; hepatitis unspecified