Platelet counts to spleen diameter ratio: A promising noninvasive tool for predicting esophageal varices in cirrhosis patients

Table 1 Baseline sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants

Variables			Frequency	Percentage (%)	Median with IQR
Age (years)			-	-	40.5 (31-54)
Sex	Male		95	67.9	-
	Female		45	32.1	-
History of jaundice	Yes		47	33.6	-
	No		93	66.2	-
History of alcohol use	Yes		21	15	-
	No		119	85	-
Ascites	Yes		53	37.9	-
	No		87	62.1	-
Cirrhosis classification	Compensated		70	50	-
	Decompensated		70	50	-
HBsAg	Reactive		56	40	-
	Non-reactive		84	60	-
HCV Ab	Reactive		23	16.4	-
	Non-reactive		117	83.6	-
Ascites on ultrasounds	Yes		60	42.8	-
	No		79	56.4	-
	Not reported on ultrasound		1	0.7	-
EV on endoscopy	Yes	Grade 1	32	27.4	-
		Grade 2	47	40.2	-
		Grade 3	38	32.5	-
	No		23	16.4	-
Stigmata of bleeding	Yes		43	30.7	-
	No		81	57.8	-
	Not reported on the endoscopy		16	11.4	-

HBsAG: Hepatitis B surface antigen; HCV Ab: Hepatitis C virus Ab; EV: Esophageal varices; IQR: Interquartile range.