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. 2014 Nov 14;9(11):e112583. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112583

Table 2. Results for PFA-100, full blood count, and vWF.

Child A Child B Child C P<0.05
Col-Epi, n (%) 19 31 22
Closure time, s (±SD) 189 (±71) 175 (±57) 178 (±62) n.s.
Pathological, n (%) 10 (52.6%) 15 (48.4%) 12 (54.5%) n.s.
Col-ADP n (%) 16 26 20
Closure time, s (±SD) 155 (±54) 151 (±64) 173 (±89) n.s.
Pathological, n (%) 12 (75.0%) 15 (57.7%) 13 (65.0%) n.s.
PFA-100 test result
Pathological, n (%) 8 (42.1%) 13 (41.9%) 11 (50.0%) n.s.
Laboratory values
Platelet count,/nL (±SD) 122 (±50) 115 (±80) 91 (±40) n.s.
Hematocrit, % (±SD) 38.9 (±5.9) 34.0 (±5.9) 30.4 (±6.8) A/B, A/C
vWF-antigen, % (±SD) 274.1 (±111.1) 358.5 (±148.6) 513.5 (±252.3) A/C, B/C
vWF-activity, % (±SD) 223.1 (±101.7) 301.9 (±132.2) 407.3 (±212.3) A/C
vWF-activity:vWF-antigen ratio (±SD) 0.81 (±0.11) 0.85 (±0.14) 0.83 (±0.14) n.s.
ADAMTS13, % (SD) 81.0 (±18.9) 64.5 (±23.2) 63.7 (±26.2) n.s.

Results for PFA-100 and basic laboratory values are grouped by Child-Turcotte-Pugh classification. The ‘P<0.05’-column indicates significant differences between groups according to one-way ANOVA or Fisher's exact test. For example, A/C indicates a significant difference between CTP groups A and C.