Minimal hepatic encephalopathy in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis: High prevalence and association with portosystemic shunts in a Brazilian cross-sectional study

Table 3 Distribution of 200 patients with hepatosplenic schistosomiasis with and without hepatic encephalopathy, diagnosed by animal naming, according to the presence or absence of portosystemic shunts (Recife, Brazil, 2025)

Encephalopathy portosystemic shunts	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total (%)	P value
Yes	33 (67.30)	78 (51.60)	111 (55.50)	0.0018
No	16 (32.60)	73 (48.30)	89 (44.50)
Total	49 (24.50)	151 (75.50)	200 (100)

Data are showed as n (%).