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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Sep 16, 2023; 15(9): 564-573
Published online Sep 16, 2023. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v15.i9.564
Published online Sep 16, 2023. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v15.i9.564
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients
| Parameters | Patients (n = 120) |
| Age (yr), mean (SD) | 54.02 (11.90) |
| Sex n (%) | |
| Male | 71 (59.16%) |
| Female | 49 (40.83%) |
| Complication, n (%) | |
| Ascites | 36 (30.00%) |
| Hepatocellular carcinoma | 5 (4.17%) |
| Etiology, n (%) | |
| Hepatitis B infection | 82 (68.33%) |
| Alcoholic liver disease | 11 (9.17%) |
| Autoimmune | 6 (5.00%) |
| Primary biliary cirrhosis | 4 (3.33%) |
| Hepatitis C infection | 2 (1.67%) |
| Others | 15 (12.50%) |
| Child-Pugh Class, n (%) | |
| Class A | 43 (35.83%) |
| Class B | 59 (49.17%) |
| Class C | 18 (15.00%) |
| Laboratory tests, median (IQR) | |
| Platelet count (109/L) | 70.00 (59.75) |
| Alanine aminotransferase (U/L) | 26.50 (21.10) |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L) | 32.00 (22.00) |
| Albumin (g/L) | 34.04 (9.45) |
| Total bilirubin (μmol/L) | 26.27 (23.90) |
| Prothrombin time (s) | 14.25 (3.40) |
| Creatinine (μmol/L) | 61.10 (21.35) |
- Citation: Huang YF, Hu SJ, Bu Y, Li YL, Deng YH, Hu JP, Yang SQ, Shen Q, McAlindon M, Shi RC, Li XQ, Song TY, Qi HL, Jiao TW, Liu MY, He F, Zhu J, Ma B, Yu XB, Guo JY, Yu YH, Yong HJ, Yao WT, Ye T, Wang H, Dong WF, Liu JG, Wei Q, Tian J, Li XG, Dray X, Qi XL. Endoscopic Ruler for varix size measurement: A multicenter pilot study. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2023; 15(9): 564-573
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v15/i9/564.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v15.i9.564