Non-invasive prediction model for high-risk esophageal varices in the Chinese population

Table 1 Comparison of general characteristics in the modeling group, n

Parameter	Patients with HEVs, n = 56	Patients with LEVs, n = 30	All patients, n = 86	P value
Age in yr	52.93 ± 11.61	54.70 ± 12.24	53.55 ± 11.79	0.35
Male (%)	33 (58.9)	14 (46.7)	47 (54.7)	0.43
Etiology, HBV/HCV	51/5	22/8	73/13	0.47
Course of disease in mo	48.3 ± 12.1	46.7 ± 11.3	48.1 ± 11.6	0.45
Child-Pugh class, A/B/C	31/19/6	9/16/0	40/35/6	< 0.05
Diameter of EVs in mm	0.8 ± 0.2	0.3 ± 0.1	0.6 ± 0.2	< 0.01
Red sign	39	0	39	< 0.01

P < 0.05 is considered statistically significant. HEVs: High-risk esophageal varices; LEVs: Low-risk esophageal varices; HBV: Hepatitis B virus; HCV: Hepatitis C virus.