Baseline participant characteristics

Hemodialysis n = 8

Non-hemodialysis n = 19

P value

Age mean ± S.D.

62 ± 11

66 ± 9

0.32^*

Sex male/female

5/3

12/7

1.00^**

Etiology (Alco/HBVHCV//nonBnonC/other)

0/0/7/0/1

6/2/10/1/2

0.10^**

Child-pugh grade (A/B/C)

4/4/0

10/5/4

0.38^**

Child-pugh score mean ± S.D.

6.5 ± 1.2

7.1 ± 2.7

0.43^**

HCC complication (%)

7 (88)

12 (63)

0.36^**

Total-carnitine mean ± S.D. μmol/L

42.2 ± 19.5

70.5 ± 20.7

0.004^*

BCAA treatment (%)

4 (50)

11 (58)

1.00^**

L-carnitine treatment (%)

5 (63)

11 (63)

1.00^**

Cr mean ± S.D. mg/dL

8.9 ± 2.8

0.9 ± 0.4

<0.0001^*