Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients
| Patients (n = 107) | |
|---|---|
| Gender, n (%) | |
| Females | 50 (46.7) |
| Males | 57 (53.3) |
| Age, years, mean (±SD) | 52.3 (±11.9) |
| BMI, kg/m2, mean (±SD) | 26.7 (±4.2) |
| Liver disease, n (%) | |
| Hepatitis C | 68 (63.6) |
| Alcoholic liver disease | 19 (17.8) |
| Cryptogenic liver disease | 11 (10.3) |
| Other | 9 (8.3) |
| Successful spleen elastography, n (%) | 99 (92.5) |
| HVPG, n (%) | |
| ≥10 mmHg | 78 (72.9) |
| <10 mmHg | 29 (27.1) |
| ≥12 mmHg | 67 (62.6) |
| <12 mmHg | 40 (37.4) |
| Child Pugh score, n (%) | |
| A | 69 (64,5) |
| B | 32 (29,9) |
| C | 1 (0,9) |
| Platelet count, /Lx109, mean (±SD) | 130.2 (±75.5) |
| ALT, IU/L, mean (±SD) | 93.0 (±79.1) |
| AST, IU/L, mean (±SD) | 105.9 (±77.6) |
SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index, HVPG hepatic venous pressure gradient, AST aspartate aminotransaminase, ALT alanine aminotransaminase, INR international normalized ratio