Hepatitis C, table 5, Subclinical Hepatic Encephalopathy Impairs Daily Functioning

Subclinical Hepatic Encephalopathy Impairs Daily Functioning

table 5. SIP Scores of 38 Cirrhotic Patients at Baseline and After 3 Months

	T = 0 mo	T = 3 mo	P^*	Intraclass Correlation

Psychosocial scales
Social interactions	10 (6.3-13.7)	9.6 (6.2-13)	0.82	0.84
Alterness	14 (7.6-20.7)	12.6 (5.5-19.7)	0.46	0.89
Emotional behavior	8.6 (3.4-13.8)	6.9 (3.0-10.7)	0.77	0.81
Communication	4.6 (1.1-8.2)	5.1 (0.9-9.2)	0.87	0.82
Total psychosocial subscore	9.6 (5.9-13.2)	8.8 (5.1-12.6)	0.56	0.94
Physical scales
Ambulation	5.8 (3.1-8.4)	5.1 (2.5-7.8)	0.69	0.88
Mobility	5.0 (1.5-8.5)	5.2 (2.1-8.3)	0.85	0.58
Bodycare and movement	2.9 (1.2-4.7)	2.9 (1.1-4.6)	0.99	0.88
Total physical subscore	4.0 (2.1-5.9)	3.7 (2.1-5.4)	1.0	0.89
Independent scales
Sleep/rest	11.4 (6.3-16.5)	9.3 (5.2-13.4)	0.56	0.83
Work	22.9 (15.7-30.1)	21.1 (14-28.2)	0.67	0.89
Home management	9.2 (5.6-12.7)	11.8 (7.2-16.5)	0.53	0.67
Recreation and pastimes	14.7 (8.2-21.1)	12 (7.1-16.9)	0.88	0.67
Eating	3.6 (2-5.2)	2.6 (1.1-4.1)	0.25	0.58
Total SIP score	8.5 (5.8-11.1)	7.9 (5.3-10.5)	0.68	0.96

NOTE. Mean scores are given; 95% confidence interval of mean between brackets. ^* Wilcoxon rank sum test.