Right liver lobe/albumin ratio: Contribution to non-invasive assessment of portal hypertension

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients

Sex (M/F)	62/32
Age (yr; mean ± SD)	52.32 ± 13.60
Age range (yr)	17-79
Aetiology of liver disease (alcoholic/infective/autoimmune/other)	43/19/17/15
Child-Pugh class (A/B/C)	40/35/19
Mean size of the right liver lobe (mean ± SD)	157.71 ± 23.37
Mean size of the spleen (mean ± SD)	148.05 ± 33.73
Mean albumin concentration (g/L; mean ± SD)	30.79 ± 7.97
Mean thrombocyte number (mean ± SD)	134 632.98 ± 75937.83
Oesophageal varices grade (0/I/II/III/IV)	23/21/31/15/4

Table 2 Calculated ratios and varice size

Varices	Right lobe/albumin ratio		Platelet count/spleen ratio
	mean ± SD	Range	mean ± SD	Range
Grade 0	4.19 ± 1.36	2.76-8.19	1822.53 ± 804.06	608.70-3362.50
GradeI	5.43 ± 1.58	3.25-9.44	1072.86 ± 493.49	366.67-2021.05
Grade II	5.84 ± 1.25	3.40-8.48	696.46 ± 439.43	150.00-2283.33
Grade III	6.57 ± 2.42	4.07-10.00	549.14 ± 289.90	127.27-1275.00
Grade IV	6.68 ± 2.52	4.07-11.44	348.19 ± 231.86	117.39-633.33

Table 3 Calculated ratios and Child score for hepatic insufficiency

Child- Pugh score	Right lobe/albumin ratio		Platelet count/spleen ratio
	mean ± SD	Range	mean ± SD	Range
A	4.59 ± 1.38	2.76-8.19	1355.34 ± 796.62	365.52-3362.50
B	5.92 ± 1.60	3.25-9.44	946.67 ± 612.48	127.27-2975.00
C	6.68 ± 2.12	4.07-11.44	437.97 ± 215.99	117.39-900.00