Table 1. Size of esophageal varices according to sex and age .
| Variable | Category | Number (%) | Size of esophageal varices | ||
| Large | Small | Both | |||
| 694 (54.8%) | 398 (31.4%) | 174 (13.4%) | |||
| Sex | Male | 907 (71.6%) | 497 (54.80%) | 294 (32.41%) | 116 (12.89%) |
| Female | 359 (28.4%) | 197 (54.87%) | 104 (28.97%) | 58 (16.16%) | |
| Age in years | <21 | 45 (3.5%) | 29 (64.44%) | 11 (24.45%) | 5 (11.11%) |
| 21–30 | 100 (7.9%) | 52 (52%) | 25 (25%) | 23 (23%) | |
| 31–40 | 262 (20.7%) | 140 (53.44%) | 84 (32.06%) | 38 (14.50%) | |
| 41–50 | 389 (30.7%) | 219 (56.30%) | 123 (31.62%) | 47 (12.08%) | |
| 51–60 | 264 (20.8%) | 146 (55.30%) | 87 (32.95%) | 31 (11.75%) | |
| 61–70 | 139 (10.9%) | 65 (46.76%) | 53 (38.13%) | 21 (15.11%) | |
| >70 | 67 (5.2%) | 43 (64.18%) | 15 (22.39%) | 9 (13.43%) | |