Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the patients
| Gastric varices (n=40) | Oesophageal varices (n=232) | Gastric and oesophageal varices (n=12) | Ectopic varices (n=8) | |
| Age (y) | 50.9 (1.6) | 53.6 (0.8) | 45.4 (5.4) | 52.5 (4.0) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 22 (55.0%) | 150 (64.7%) | 6 (50%) | 4 (50%) |
| Female | 18 (45.0%) | 82 (35.3%) | 6 (50%) | 4 (50%) |
| Aetiology | ||||
| Alcoholic liver disease | 28 (70.0%) | 140 (60.3%) | 5 (41.8%) | 5 (62.5%) |
| Primary biliary cirrhosis | 1 (2.5%) | 2 (12.1%) | 1 (8.3%) | 0 |
| Hepatitis C | 1 (2.5%) | 16 (6.9%) | 2 (16.7%) | 0 |
| Cryptogenic cirrhosis | 7 (17.5%) | 18 (7.8%)** | 1 (8.3%) | 1 (12.5%) |
| Autoimmune | 1 (2.5%) | 8 (3.4%) | 0 | 0 |
| Cystic fibrosis | 0 | 5 (2.2%) | 1 (8.3%) | 0 |
| Primary sclerosing cholangitis | 1 (2.5%) | 4 (1.7%) | 1 (8.3%) | 2 (25%) |
| Hepatitis B | 1 (2.5%) | 4 (1.7%) | 1 (8.3%) | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 9 (3.9%) | 0 | 0 |
| Child-Pugh score | 9.3 (0.5) | 9.8 (0.2) | 9.3 (0.7) | 10.9 (0.9) |
| Portal pressure gradient (mm Hg) | ||||
| Pre-TIPSS | 15.8 (0.8) | 21.4 (0.5)** | 22.5 (3.0)* | 15.6 (2.5) |
| Post-TIPSS | 6.7 (0.6) | 7.2 (0.3) | 7.1 (1.4) | 6.9 (1.9) |
| Reduction post-TIPSS | 9.2 (0.8) | 14.2 (0.5)** | 15.4 (3.5)* | 8.8 (2.1) |
| Median follow up (months) | 36.7 (5.1) | 19.8 (1.3)** | 16.8 (5.1) | 8.1 (4.9)* |
TIPSS, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent shunt; PPG, portal pressure gradient.
*p<0.05, **p<0.001 compared with gastric varices.