MDCT angiography to evaluate the therapeutic effect of PTVE for esophageal varices

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients included in the study

Characteristics	Value (n = 156)
Gender: Male/female	91/65
Age range, yr (mean ± SD)	35-74 (53 ± 13.6)
Cause: Hepatitis B/hepatitis C/alcoholic liver disease/other	109/6/25/16
Child-Pugh classification: A/B/C	41/79/36
Variceal size: F2/F3	31/125
Portal hypertensive gastropathy (yes/no)	45/111
Encephalopathy: (II stage/I stage/no)	23/56/77
Ascites (yes/no)	62/94
Laboratory findings
Leukocytes (× 109/L)	4.6 ± 2.1
Hemoglobin (g/L)	83.7 ± 18.8
Platelets (× 109/L)	94.9 ± 53.2
ALT (U/L)	88.2 ± 34.5
Albumin (g/L)	32.1 ± 12.4
Bilirubin (μmol/L)	29.3 ± 18.1
Prothrombin time (s)	16.4 ± 3.8
Creatinine (μmol/L)	72.7 ± 23.8

ALT: Alanine aminotransferase.