Table 1.
The demographic and clinical characteristics of the study patients
| Variable | ||
|---|---|---|
| Age(year) | All cases | 55.2 ± 11.9(28–75) |
| Gender(n, %) | Male | 100, 65.4 |
| Female | 53, 34.6 | |
| Etiology of cirrhosis(n, %) | ||
| hepatitis B | 100, 65.4 | |
| hepatitis C | 11, 7.2 | |
| alcoholic liver disease | 19, 12.4 | |
| nonalcoholic fatty liver disease | 10, 6.5 | |
| autoimmune liver disease | 10, 6.5 | |
| unknown causes | 3, 2.0 | |
| Cirrhosis with liver cancer(n,%) | Yes | 19, 12.4 |
| NO | 134, 87.6 | |
| Child-Pugh class (n,%) | A | 96, 62.7 |
| B | 43, 28.1 | |
| C | 14, 9.2 | |
| Endoscopic treatment (n,%) | EVL | 54, 35.3 |
| EIS | 80, 52.3 | |
| EVL + EIS | 19, 12.4 | |
| Recurrence of EV (n,%) | within 1 year | 89, 58.2 |
| 1–3 years | 54, 35.3 | |
| Mean time of recurrence (months) | From eradication to recurrence | 13.4 |