Table 3.
Baseline Characteristics on univariate analysis with esophageal variceal bleeding
| Parameters | No Esophageal Variceal Bleeding (n=141) | Esophageal Variceal Bleeding (n=61) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (in years) | 43.18±9.07 | 45.13±11.71 | 0.2503 |
| Alcohol consumption per day (in grams) | 76.39±44.6 | 101.93±51.75 | 0.0011 |
| Duration of alcohol intake (in years) | 12.14±3.85 | 12.80±3.23 | 0.2109 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 8.74±2.3 | 7.32±1.82 | <0.001 |
| Total leukocyte count (103/μL) | 7650 (5560–10060) | 6580 (4440–9600) | 0.1660 a |
| Platelets (109/L) | 160 (117–232) | 124 (53–80) | <0.001 a |
| Total Bilirubin (mg/dL) | 2.60 (1.3–4.9) | 2.60 (1.6–4) | 0.0720 a |
| Total protein (g/dL) | 6.66±0.71 | 6.26±0.92 | 0.0034 |
| Serum albumin (g/dL) | 2.85±0.46 | 2.70±0.43 | 0.0303 |
| Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (U/L) | 30 (22–43) | 29 (21–50) | 0.4678 a |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (U/L) | 66 (44–91) | 63 (40–103) | 0.5281 a |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.11±0.74 | 1.21±0.65 | 0.3252 |
| Spleen Bipolar Diameter (mm) | 13.06±2.58 | 13.45±2.23 | 0.2329 |
| CTP score | 9.94±2.16 | 11.05±1.65 | 0.0001 |
| MELD | 16.06±6.1 | 16.69±5.3 | 0.4652 |
| AAR | 2.23±1.27 | 2.15±1.02 | 0.6533 |
| APRI | 1.19±1.26 | 2.75±3.96 | 0.0037 |
| FIB-4 | 3.90±3.35 | 7.98±7.24 | 0.0001 |
| PC/SD ratio | 1200 (878–1867) | 630 (443–910) | <0.001 a |
a
p-values from Mann-Whitney’s U test. All other p-values from Student’s t-test.
CTP score: Child-Turcotte-Pugh score; MELD: model for end-stage liver disease; AAR: aspartate-aminotransferase-to-alanine-aminotransferase (AST-to-ALT) ratio; APRI: AST-to-platelet-ratio index; FIB-4: fibrosis-4-index; PC/SD: platelet-count-to-spleen-diameter ratio.