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Copyright ©2005 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2005; 11(20): 3127-3130
Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3127
Table 2 Characteristics of the 47 patients.
PHC-positive n = 31 (%)PHC-negative n = 16 (%)P
Age (yr)62.5±7.361.6±9.7NS
Sex(M:F)18:1313:3NS
Child–Pugh(A:B+C)11:2012:4P<0.05
PHGNone23 (76.7)10 (62.5)NS
Mild55NS
Severe21NS
Ascites3 (9.7)1 (6.3)NS
Splenomegaly24 (77.4)11 (68.8)NS
Alcohol4 (12.9)3 (18.8)NS
HCC7 (22.6)6 (37.5)NS
EG varices17 (54.8)5 (31.3)NS