Table 2 Clinical Characteristics and Abdominal Ultrasonographic Findings of 78 Study Patients
Variables | Child’s class A (n = 9) | Child’s class B (n = 26) | Child’s class C (n = 43) | p value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (yrs) | 59.9 ± 11.3 a | 59.6 ± 14.4 a | 50.8 ± 12.7 b | 0.030 |
Male gender | 55.6 % (5) | 65.% (17) | 79.1 % (34) | 0.234 |
Diabetes mellitus | 33.3 % (3) | 46.2 % (12) | 20.9 % (9) | 0.089 |
Hypertension | 22.2 % (2) | 11.5 % (3) | 2.3 % (1) | 0.0503 |
Current smoking | 11.1 % (1)a | 73.1 % (19)b | 48.8 % (21)b | 0.006 |
Chronic hepatitis B | 55.6 % (5) | 38.5 % (10) | 27.9 % (12) | 0.251 |
Chronic hepatitis C | 11.1 % (1) | 30.8 % (8) | 10 (23.3 %) | 0.513 |
Previous EV bleeding | 22.2 % (2) | 30.8 % (8) | 46.5 % (20) | 0.295 |
Hepatocellular carcinoma | 0 % (0) | 23.1 % (6) | 14.0 % (6) | 0.286 |
Liver cirrhosis | 100.0 % (9) | 100.0 % (26) | 100.0 % (43) | 1.000 |
Ascitis | 22.2 % (2) | 50.0 % (13) | 58.1 % (25) | 0.136 |
Decompensated liver cirrhosis | 11.1 % (1)a | 38.5 % (10)b | 67.4 % (29)c | 0.002 |
Splenomegaly | 22.2 % (2)a | 76.9 % (20)b | 67.4 % (29)b | 0.015 |
Portal vein hypertension | 11.1 % (1)a | 30.8 % (8)b | 53.5 % (23)c | 0.028 |