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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2014; 20(8): 2079-2084
Published online Feb 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i8.2079
Published online Feb 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i8.2079
Table 1 Clinical and laboratory characteristics of the study sample n (%)
| Characteristics | Value |
| Patients (n) | 91 (100) |
| Age (yr) | 53.75 ± 12 |
| Cirrhosis etiology | |
| Alcoholism | 48 (52.7) |
| Viral hepatitis | 24 (26.3) |
| Viral hepatitis + alcoholism | 3 (3.2) |
| Other | 16 (17.5) |
| Grading of varices | |
| I | 21 (23) |
| II | 30 (32.9) |
| III | 22 (24.1) |
| Child–Pugh classification | |
| A | 17 (18.6) |
| B | 37 (40.6) |
| C | 37 (40.6) |
- Citation: González-Ojeda A, Cervantes-Guevara G, Chávez-Sánchez M, Dávalos-Cobián C, Ornelas-Cázares S, Macías-Amezcua MD, Chávez-Tostado M, Ramírez-Campos KM, Ramírez-Arce ADR, Fuentes-Orozco C. Platelet count/spleen diameter ratio to predict esophageal varices in Mexican patients with hepatic cirrhosis. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(8): 2079-2084
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i8/2079.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i8.2079