Correlation of transient elastography with hepatic venous pressure gradient in patients with cirrhotic portal hypertension: A study of 326 patients from India

Table 1 Demographic profile of the study population

Parameter	Value (n = 326)
Gender
Males	263 (81)
Females	63 (19)
Age, yr	52 (16-90)
BMI, kg/m2	23 (17-41)
Etiology
NASH/cryptogenic	148 (45)
Alcohol	110 (34)
Viral (HBV/HCV)	48 (15)
Others (including mixed etiology)	20 (6)
Ascites
None	161 (49)
Mild	135 (42)
Moderate to tense	30 (9)
Bleeding status
Bleeder	118 (36)
Non-bleeder	208 (64)
Hemoglobin, g/dL	10.3 (4.5-17.0)
Platelets, × 103/cumm	90 (13-422)
Bilirubin, mg/dL	1.6 (0.2-11.2)
AST, IU/dL	53 (16-209)
INR	1.3 (0.9-3.2)
Serum albumin, g/dL	3.0 (1.2-4.6)
CTP score	7 (5-12)
MELD score	12 (6-37)
Varices present	293 (90)
Esophageal varices	280 (86)
Small varices	170/280 (61)
Large varices	110/280 (39)
Gastric varices	79 (24)
Small varices	52/79 (66)
Large varices	27/79 (34)
HVPG, mmHg	16.0 (1.5-30.5)
Transient elastography, kPa	36 (3-75)

All values are expressed as the median (range) or n (%). NASH: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; HBV: Hepatitis B virus; HCV: Hepatitis C virus; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; INR: International normalized ratio; CTP: Child-Turcotte-Pugh; MELD: Model for end-stage liver disease; HVPG: Hepatic venous pressure gradient.