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

Table 3 Comparison of study participants' clinical, biochemical, and ultrasonographic features based on the presence or absence of esophageal varices

Variables		Cirrhosis with varices	Cirrhosis without varices	P value
Sex	Male	65.8%	78.3%	0.2431
	Female	64.2%	21.7%	-
Age		41 (31-53)	39 (30-55)	0.889
AST		67 (43.7-121.5)	41.5 (31-85.25)	0.035
ALT		47 (32-79.8)	51 (27.5-83)	0.96
WBC count		5 (3.7-6.55)	5.6 (4.5-6.8)	0.386
Hemoglobin		13.3 (11.25-15.1)	15.9 (14-16.4)	0.001a
Platelet count		94 (68-132)	159 (128-207)	0.001a
Ultrasound features	SD (mm)	141 (124-168)	125 (115-141)	0.001a
	Liver size (mm)	141 (130-148)	140 (130-147)	0.832
	PC/SD	693.8 (423.6-1053)	1360 (920-1886.9)	0.001a

^aP < 0.05.

¹P value was taken from the χ²; and the rest of the P value was taken from the man Withey test.

AST: Aspartate transaminase; ALT: Alanine transaminase; PC/SD: Platelet count-spleen diameter ratio; SD: Spleen diameter.