Comparison between endoscopic sclerotherapy and band ligation for hemostasis of acute variceal bleeding

Table 1 Patient demographic characteristics and portal hypertension etiology n (%)

	Ligationn = 50	Sclerotherapyn = 50
Mean age (years)	54.48	50.24	P1 = 0.47
Gender
Male	37 (74.0)	35 (70.0 )	P2 = 0.58
Female	13 (26.0)	15 (30.0 )
Etiology
Alcohol	19 (38.0)	17 (34.0)	P2 = 0.83
Virus	19 (38.0)	15 (30.0)	P2 = 0.53
Schistosomiasisa	6 (12.0)	11 (22.0)	P2 = 0.29
Secondary biliary cirrhosis	4 (8.0)	3 (6.0)	P2 = 0.99
Cryptogenic cirrhosis	1 (2.0)	2 (4.0)	P2 = 0.99
Primary biliary cirrhosis	1(2.0)	2 (4.0)	P2 = 0.99
Child-Pugh Classification
Child A	2 ( 4.0)	3 (6.0)
Child B	22 (44.0)	21 (42.0)	P1 =0.69
Child C	20 (40.0)	15 (30.0)

P¹: Student's t test; P²: χ² test;

^a: Not included in Child-Pugh classification.