Table 1.

Comparison of baseline data ($\overline{x}$ ± s).

Groups	n	Gender		Age		Varices
		Male	Female	Range	Mean age	Moderate	Severe
Control group	30	21	9	27–78	52.97 ± 12.17	21	9
Observation group	30	18	12	18–74	56.03 ± 13.47	20	10
t-value	—	—	—	—	0.834	—	—
P value	—	—	—	—	0.411	—	—