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Table 1 Demographics of patients among different datasets

From: Quantitative measurements of esophageal varices using computed tomography for prediction of severe varices and the risk of bleeding: a preliminary study

Characteristic

Training cohort (n = 95)

Validation cohort (n = 41)

Estimate risk*

p value

Non-conspicuous

(n = 21)

Conspicuous

(n = 74)

Non-conspicuous (n = 9)

Conspicuous (n = 32)

Age, mean ± SD, years

56.3 ± 14.7

60.4 ± 12.4

54.7 ± 14

52.5 ± 12.5

  

Gender, n (%)

 Male

9 (42.8)

45 (60.8)

6 (66.7)

26 (81.2)

1

0.144

 Female

12 (57.2)

29 (39.2)

3 (33.3)

6 (18.8)

0.48 (0.18,1.29)

Etiology, n (%)

 Post-hepatic cirrhosis

12 (57.1)

4 (44.4)

48 (64.9)

18 (56.2)

/

0.998

 Alcoholic cirrhosis

6 (28.6)

4 (44.4)

14 (18.9)

10 (31.2)

/

 Combined cirrhosis

1 (4.8)

0 (0)

2 (2.8)

2 (6.3)

/

 Primary biliary cirrhosis

2 (9.5)

1 (11.2)

8 (10.8)

2 (6.3)

/

 Autoimmune hepatic cirrhosis

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (1.3)

0 (0)

 

 Cryptogenic cirrhosis

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (1.3)

0 (0)

 

Child–Pugh class, n (%)

Class A

8 (38.1)

3 (33.3)

18 (24.3)

9 (28.1)

1

0.195

Class B

8 (38.1)

2 (22.2)

38 (51.4)

15 (46.9)

2.11

(0.68–6.53)

Class C

5 (23.8)

4 (44.5)

18 (24.3)

8 (25)

1.6

(0.44–5.84)

  1. n: number of patients, age values were expressed as mean ± standard deviation, *: the estimated risk of patients’ characteristics with univariable analysis