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. 2014 Jul 20;8(7):MC12–MC15. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/8571.4589

[Table/Fig-3]:

Correlation of portal vein velocity and esophageal varices

Varices on EGD PV Velocity <16 PV Velocity >16 Total
Presence 27 5 32
Absence 11 7 18
Total 38 12 50
p-value = 0.00468 (< 0.05)
Estimated Value 95% Confidence Interval
Lower Limit Upper Limit
Prevalence of varices 0.64 0.49143 0.76715
Sensitivity 0.84375 0.664536 0.941008
Specificity 0.388889 0.182626 0.638599
Positive predictive value 0.76 0.615134 0.864783
Negative predictive value 0.24 0.135217 0.384866