Can platelet count/spleen diameter ratio be used for cirrhotic children to predict esophageal varices?

Table 2 Laboratory and ultrasonographic data in the age group of 12-18 years

	Patient with varices (n = 40)	Control(n = 16)	P value
Mean age (yr)	14.2 ± 1.7	13.5 ± 1.2	0.161
Gender (% female)	48	56	0.591
INR	1.3 ± 0.3	1.4 ± 0.6	0.347
ALT (IU/L)	86.5 ± 76.1	60.5 ± 67.2	0.250
AST (IU/L)	115.2 ± 124.2	105.5 ± 231.8	0.842
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	5.0 ± 10.4	5.3 ± 12.5	0.931
Albumin (mg/dL)	3.8 ± 0.7	3.9 ± 0.7	0.757
Ultrasonographic ascites (%)	35%	6%	0.028
Spleen diameter (mm)	181.4 ± 37.2	150.3 ± 34.2	0.389
Platelet count (thousand/mm3)	103000 ± 55867	115000 ± 65472	0.499
Platelet count/spleen diameter	733.9 ± 737.4	830.78 ± 553.5	0.637
Child-Pugh score	6.9 ± 1.9	6.2 ± 1.8	0.214

INR: International normalized ratio; ALT: Alanine transaminase; AST: Aspartate transaminase.