Wall shear stress in portal vein of cirrhotic patients with portal hypertension

Table 2 Clinical characteristics of patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension and healthy controls

Parameters	Cirrhotic(n = 10)	Non-cirrhotic(n = 5)	P value
Sex, M/F	7/3	3/2	0.73
Age, yr	41 (31-58)	40 (29-53)	0.85
AST, in UI/L	52 (44-61)	30 (25-35)	0.01
ALT, UI/L	44 (41-56)	30 (28-31)	0.01
Platelet count, × 109/L	48 (42-57)	235 (206-265)	< 0.01
Diameter, in mm
PV	12.9 (11.0-14.3)	10.3 (9.9-10.7)	0.02
SV	10.0 (8.4-10.2)	6.3 (6.1-6.5)	< 0.01
SMV	8.6 (7.7-10.7)	9.3 (8.9-9.6)	0.77

Data are shown as median (interquartile range), except for age shown as median (range). ALT: Alanine transaminase; AST: Aspartate transaminase.