Table 1.
Clinical and laboratory characteristics of patients in the endoscopic rubber band ligation and endoscopic foam sclerobanding groups
|
Characteristic
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Total patients, n = 195
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ERBL, n = 97
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EFSB, n = 98
|
P value
|
| Male sex | 108 (55.4) | 58 (59.8) | 50 (51.0) | 0.250 |
| Age in years | 46.0 (40.0-50.0) | 47.0 (40.5-50.0) | 45.0 (39.5-50.0) | 0.948 |
| Goligher classification | ||||
| Grade II | 137 (70.3) | 71 (73.2) | 66 (67.3) | 0.231 |
| Grade III | 58 (29.7) | 26 (26.8) | 32 (32.7) | |
| Haemorrhoid severity score | 8.0 (6.0-9.0) | 9.0 (7.5-10.0) | 8.00 (6.00-9.25) | 0.564 |
| Body mass index in kg/m2 | 21.7 (20.0-23.0) | 20.7 (19.0-22.1) | 21.8 (20.0-23.2) | 0.896 |
| Haemoglobin in g/L | 130.0 (125.0-138.0) | 129.0 (123.0-139.0) | 134.5 (125.0-138.0) | 0.319 |
| Prothrombin time in sec | 12.0 (11.0-12.0) | 12.0 (11.0-12.0) | 11.0 (10.1-12.8) | 0.752 |
| Alanine aminotransferase in U/L | 25.0 (16.9-33.0) | 25.0 (15.0-33.0) | 24.0 (19.0-32.3) | 0.316 |
Continuous variables are medians (interquartile ranges) and compared using the Mann-Whitney U test. Count data are percentages and analysed using the χ2 test. EFSB: Endoscopic foam sclerobanding; ERBL: Endoscopic rubber band ligation.