Clinical Research
Copyright ©2008 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2008; 14(24): 3841-3848
Published online Jun 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.3841
Table 4 Statistical analysis of the per-rectal portal shunt index for healthy subjects and for the different stages of chronic liver disease using Kruskall-Wallis test
DiseaseNumber of patients (n)Sum of ranks
CLD infirmed21759.5
Steatosis171201.5
Chronic hepatitis695004.5
Cirrhosis20240929.5