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Table 4 Comparison of factors between patients with VWI-AEV grade 2 and the others

From: A vein-viewing application enabled detecting abdominal wall varices related to the presence of non-treated gastroesophageal varices: a cross-sectional study

 

VWI-AWV

p value

Grade 0–1 (n = 65)

Grade 2 (n = 35)

Gender (male/female)

45/20

26/9

0.595

Age (years)

71 (46–87)

69 (20–87)

0.290

chronic hepatitis/cirrhosis

23/42

3/32

0.004

Child–Pugh scores

6.25 ± 21.7

7.5 ± 2.4

0.020

Ascites (yes/no)

16/49

17/18

0.015

Splenomegaly (yes/no)

32/33

21/14

0.303

GOV (yes/no)

34/31

26/9

0.032

GOV > F2 (yes/no)

19/46

14/21

0.170

GOV > RC1 (yes/no)

13/52

12/23

0.116

Past treatment of GOV (yes/no)

17/48

13/22

0.253

Past rupture history (yes/no)

5/60

7/28

0.071

PHG (yes/no)

13/52

14/21

0.036

Platelet count (103/mm3)

133.7 ± 60.2

109.7 ± 48.9

0.046

AST (U/L)

35.2 ± 17.6

46.0 ± 27.6

0.019

ALT (U/L)

27.9 ± 14.5

33.2 ± 18.4

0.118

Albumin (g/dL)

3.8 ± 0.7

3.5 ± 0.6

0.053

Total bilirubin (mg/dL)

1.1 ± 0.7

2.2 ± 4.5

0.050

PT (%)

80.0 ± 21.0

73.4 ± 26.1

0.180

FIB4 index

4.9 ± 4.1

5.7 ± 3.2

0.302

APRI

1.3 ± 1.2

1.6 ± 1.0

0.129

Liver stiffness§ (kPa)

23.1 ± 18.1

24.0 ± 18.0

0.849

  1. Data are expressed as median (range) or mean ± SD
  2. AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, APRI aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio, F2 moderately enlarged, beady varices, FIB4 fibrosis index based on the four factors, GOVs Gastroesophageal varices, PHG portal hypertensive gastropathy, PT percent prothrombin time, RC red color sign
  3. Classified by the two doctors, two patients had been undergone splenectomy, §liver stiffness was evaluated in 68 patients without ascites