Platelet count/spleen diameter ratio to predict esophageal varices in Mexican patients with hepatic cirrhosis

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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2014; 20(8): 2079-2084
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Table 2 Patient distribution according to the presence of esophageal varices

	EV present	EV absent	P value¹
Platelets/μL	117517 ± 50275	175788 ± 88448	0.014
SD (average mm)	148.16 ± 21.88	130.61 ± 14.41	0.002
PC/SD ratio	824.56 ± 412.27	1390 ± 905.49	0.018

¹Using Student’s t test. EV: Esophageal varices. PC/SD: Platelet count/diameter of the spleen.

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