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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2012; 18(24): 3138-3144
Published online Jun 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i24.3138
Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with hypersplenism (mean ± SD)
Group A(n = 27)Group B(n = 34)P value
Age (yr)48.48 ± 8.8747.945 ± 7.320.445
Female/male11/1514/200.930
Child-Pugh classification, n (%)0.441
A19 (70.4)23 (676)
B6 (22.2)9 (26.5)
C2 (7.4)2 (5.8)
Virus, n (%)0.463
B22 (81.5)25 (73.5 )
C5 (19.5)9 (26.5)
WBC counts × 1091.50 ± 0.321.54 ± 0.300.453
PLT counts × 10940.33 ± 6.1639.74 ± 4.630.574
Splenic volume (cm3)769.93 ± 61.40745.73 ± 50.090.201