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RESULTSDuring the three-year follow-up period, there were 299 (0.7%) cirrhotic patients with NF and 160 (0.4%) non-cirrhotic patients with NF. Cox regression analysis showed that liver cirrhosis was a risk factor for the occurrence of NF during the study period (hazard ratio 1.982; p < 0.001). Among cirrhotic patients, those with complicated liver cirrhosis had a higher risk for the occurrence of NF than patients with non-complicated liver cirrhosis (hazard ratio 1.320; p = 0.028).CONCLUSION Cirrhotic patients had a higher risk for the occurrence of NF than non-cirrhotic patients, and the risk for NF was especially high among patients with complicated liver cirrhosis.