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Table 5 Comparison of different predictors in the studied groups in relation to presence of esophageal varices

From: Role of portal color Doppler ultrasonography as noninvasive predictive tool for esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients

 

Group 1A

(n = 67)

M ± SD

Group 1B

(n = 33)

M ± SD

p value

(Mann–Whitney test)

Platelet count/spleen diameter (PC/SD) ratio

546 ± 290.9

1135 ± 413.2

 < 0.001*

Portal vein flow velocity

12.2 ± 2.3

21.4 ± 3.2

 < 0.001*

Portal vein diameter

13.9 ± 2.2

9.4 ± 2.8

 < 0.001*

Portal congestion index

0.1 ± 0.03

0.05 ± 0.01

 < 0.001*

Hepatic artery resistive index

0.7 ± 0.03

0.6 ± 0.03

 < 0.001*

Hepatic artery pulsatility index

1.4 ± 0.09

1.2 ± 0.1

 < 0.001*

Splenic artery resistive index

0.7 ± 0.02

0.64 ± 0.02

 < 0.001*

Portal hypertensive index

2.7 ± 0.46

1.2 ± 0.3

 < 0.001*

Liver vascular index

8.8 ± 1.88

17.8 ± 3.57

 < 0.001*

  1. *High significant difference, P < 0.001