Table 5.
Correlation between portal hypertensive gastropathy score and different variables.
| Parameter | Portal hypertensive gastropathy score (n = 203) |
|
|---|---|---|
| R | P value | |
| Age (years) | 0.187 | 0.194 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 0.325 | 0.021∗ |
| Platelets (×109/L) | −0.127 | 0.378 |
| WBCs (×109/L) | 0.114 | 0.431 |
| AST (U/L) | −0.066 | 0.651 |
| ALT (U/L) | −0.014 | 0.922 |
| Serum albumin (g/dL) | −0.072 | 0.620 |
| Total serum bilirubin (mg/dL) | −0.080 | 0.581 |
| International normalized ratio (INR) | −0.137 | 0.342 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.086 | 0.555 |
| Child-Pugh score | −0.228 | 0.111 |
| Blood ammonia (μg/dL) | 0.295 | 0.037∗ |
| Portal vein diameter (mm) | −0.142 | 0.325 |
| Splenic longitudinal diameter (cm) | −0.383 | 0.006∗ |
| Splenic vein diameter (mm) | −0.233 | 0.104 |
∗Statistically significant at P < 0.05. WBCs: white blood cells; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase.