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Table 1 Comparison of baseline data of patients with or without EV or EVH

From: Assessment of variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients: accuracy of multi-detector computed tomography

Variable

n (%)/Mean ± SD

EV

p value

EVH

p value

No (n = 35)

Yes (n = 50)

No (n = 43)

Yes (n = 42)

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

Age/years

53.82 ± 8.9

55.57 ± 9.4

52.60 ± 8.5

= 0.133*

55.30 ± 8.8

52.31 ± 8.9

= 0.124*

Sex

       

 Female

30 (35.3%)

13 (37.1%)

17 (34%)

= 0.756**

16 (37.2%)

14 (33.3%)

= 0.709**

 Male

55 (64.7%)

22 (62.9%)

33 (66%)

 

27 (62.8%)

28 (66.7%)

 

EVs at CT

       

 Existence

50 (58.8%)

0 (0%)

50 (100%)

< 0.001**

19 (44.2%)

31 (73.8%)

= 0.131**

 Size

       

   < 2 mm

16 (32%)

19 (54.3)

16 (32)

= 0.112**

20 (46.5%)

2 (4.8%)

= 0.098***

  2–4 mm

11 (22%)

9 (25.7)

10 (20)

= 0.233**

22 (51.2)

18 (42.9)

= 0.832***

  > 4 mm

23 (46%)

7 (20)

24 (48)

= 0.098**

1 (2.3)

22 (52.4)

= 0.001***

Para-esophageal collateral

       

 Existence

42 (49.4%)

0 (0%)

42 (84%)

< 0.001**

4 (9.3%)

38 (90.5%)

< 0.001**

 Size

5.40 ± 1.4

0 (0)

6 (2)

NA

7.2 (4)

6 (3)

= 0.468***

Short gastric collateral

       

 Existence

51 (60%)

16 (45.7%)

35 (70%)

= 0.024**

20 (46.5%)

31 (73.8%)

= 0.010**

 Size

3.51 ± 0.8

4 (3)

3 (1.5)

= 0.457***

3.6 (3)

3.2 (1)

= 0.946***

Peri-splenic collateral

       

 Existence

19 (22.4%)

13 (30.2%)

6 (14.3%)

= 0.118**

15 (24.2%)

4 (17.4%)

= 0.504**

 Size

4.12 ± 0.9

3 (1.9)

3.2 (1.6)

= 0.101***

3.2 (2)

3.3 (1)

= 0.984***

Lino-renal collateral

       

 Existence

61 (71.8%)

24 (68.6%)

37 (74%)

= 0.584**

29 (76.4%)

32 (76.2%)

= 0.370**

 Size

6.03 ± 1.7

7.5 (4)

7 (2)

= 0.988***

7 (3)

7 (2)

= 0.942***

Omental collateral

       

 Existence

34 (40%)

16 (37.2%)

18 (42.9%)

= 0.595**

24 (38.7%)

10 (43.5%)

= 0.690**

 Size

3.11 ± 0.9

4.4 (0.9)

4.3 (1.5)

= 0.112***

4.8 (1)

3.8 (1)

= 0.148***

Para-umbilical collateral

       

 Existence

46 (54.1%)

21 (60%)

25 (50%)

= 0.363**

24 (55.8%)

22 (52.4%)

= 0.751**

 Size

5.58 ± 1.3

3.5 (3)

5 (3.5)

= 0.121***

3.6 (2)

4.8 (3)

= 0.134***

IVC

       

 AP

21.98 ± 4.1

20 (6)

20 (5.5)

= 0.479***

20 (4)

23 (5.5)

= 0.260***

 Width

28.80 ± 7.8

30 (10)

30 (5)

= 0.923***

28 (10)

30 (6)

 = 0.681***

MCV

3.72 ± 2.7

2 (1)

4.7 (1)

< 0.001**

3 (1)

4 (2)

= 0.011**

LGV

2.10 ± 1.9

0.62 (0.3)

0.66 (0.5)

= 0.389***

0.62 (0.8)

0.66 (0.9)

= 0.356***

RPV

2.75 ± 2.1

1.21 (0.5)

1.33 (0.9)

= 0.158***

1.22 (1.7)

1.31 (0.3)

= 0.568***

LPV

3.06 ± 2.8

1.38 (1.4)

1.31 (1.5)

= 0.211***

1.35 (1.6)

1.30 (1.5)

= 0.274***

MPV

16.71 ± 1.8

14.7 (0.2)

15.82 (0.3)

= 0.133***

14.56 (0.2)

15.75 (0.2)

< 0.121***

SPV

3.04 ± 3.0

1.42 (1.3)

1.46 (0.3)

= 0.785***

1.44 (1.2)

1.45 (0.3)

= 0.775***

Child score category

       

 Child A

21 (24.7%)

18 (51.4%)

3 (6%)

 

21 (48.8%)

0 (0%)

 

 Child B

29 (34.1%)

1 (2.9%)

28 (56%)

 

3 (7%)

26 (61.9%)

 

 Child C

35 (41.2%)

19 (44.2%)

16 (38.1%)

= 0.213**

30 (48.4%)

5 (21.6%)

< 0.001**

IMV size

4.26 ± 1.7

4 (2.5)

4 (2.8)

= 0.791***

4 (2)

4.3 (3)

= 0.149***

SMV Size

12.57 ± 3.3

12 (6)

11.5 (6)

= 0.530***

11 (6)

12 (6)

= 0.603***

PUV size

10.19 ± 2.6

10 (3.7)

9 (2.8)

= 0.288***

10 (4)

9 (3)

= 0.420***

Splenic size

138.78 ± 43.7

150 (40)

142.5 (55)

= 0.516***

145 (55)

147.5 (46)

= 0.826***

Ascites (+)

34 (40%)

17 (48.6%)

17 (34%)

= 0.177**

17 (39.5%)

17 (40.5%)

= 0.929**

Gastric varicosities

       

 Existence

34 (40%)

2 (5.7%)

32 (64%)

< 0.001**

3 (7%)

31 (73.8%)

< 0.001**

 Size

2.22 ± 1.3

0.4 (0)

2.3 (1.5)

= 0.004***

0.5 (0)

2.5 (1)

 < 0.001***

Coronary collateral (+)

38 (44.7%)

5 (14.3%)

33 (66%)

< 0.001**

5 (11.6%)

33 (78.6%)

< 0.001**

  1. EV esophageal varices, EVH esophageal variceal hemorrhage, IVC inferior vena cava (AP anterior–posterior), LGV left gastric vein, RPV right portal vein, LPV left portal vein, MPV main portal vein, SPV splenic vein, IMV inferior mesenteric vein, SMV superior mesenteric vein, LRV left renal vein
  2. *Independent sample t-test was used to compare the means among groups
  3. **Chi-square test was used to compare the frequency among groups
  4. ***Mann Whitney U-test was used to compare the medians among groups