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Copyright ©2008 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2008; 14(12): 1898-1902
Published online Mar 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1898
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 85 cirrhotic patients [as n (%) or mean ± SD]
Gender
Male43 (50.6)
Female42 (49.4)
Etiology
Hepatitis B virus (HBV)40 (47.0)
Hepatitis C virus (HCV)12 (14.1)
Cryptogenic14 (16.5)
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH)17 (20.0)
Alcohol2 (2.4)
Wilson’s disease1 (1.2)
Size of esophageal varices
None16 (18.8)
Small (grade I-II)50 (58.8)
Large (grade III-IV)19 (22.3)
Size7.9 (± 3.4)
Gastric varices11 (12.9)
Portal hypertrophic gastropathy75 (88.2)
Portal vein diameter (mm)13.5 (± 2.4)
Splenic axis (cm)15.7 (± 3.1)
Portal vein flow (cm/s)14.6 (± 4.8)
Splenic artery resistance0.7 (± 0.1)
Hepatic artery resistance0.7 (± 0.1)