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

[Table/Fig-4]:

Correlation of hepatic congestion index with varices

Varices on EGD Congestion index >0.1 Congestion Index <0.1 Total
Presence 23 9 32
Absence 8 10 18
Total 31 19 50
p-value = 0.001568(< 0.05)
Estimated Value 95% Confidence Interval
Lower Limit Upper Limit
Prevalence 0.64 0.49143 0.76715
Sensitivity 0.71875 0.530204 0.856014
Specificity 0.555556 0.31347 0.775952
Positive predictive value 0.62 0.471633 0.750019
Negative predictive value 0.38 0.249981 0.528367