title: [Prognosis and life expectancy in primary biliary cirrhosis].
abstract: The aim of the present study was to investigate prognosis and life expectancy in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis. We retrospectively analysed 59 patients from western Austria over 15 years (mean 6 years). The results of the present study were compared with the average life expectancy of the population of western Austria and with the results of the Mayo study published in 1989. The mean survival time in our study was 112.7 months, 25% were dead by 132 months. Kaplan-Meier analysis showed a 95% probability to survive 1 year and a 84% probability to be alive at 5 years. Asymptomatic patients had a significantly better prognosis than symptomatic patients. In comparison with the Mayo study the patients in our study had a better prognosis and in comparison with the normal population a significantly worse life expectancy.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Gastroenterologie und Hepatologie, Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin, Innsbruck.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zangerl
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Propst
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Propst
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Judmaier
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Braunsteiner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001317:Austria / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008105:Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality*; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D016019:Survival Analysis; D015996:Survival Rate
vernacular_title: Prognose und Lebenserwartung bei Primär biliärer Zirrhose.