Diagnostic accuracy of shear wave elastography versus laboratory parameters as non-invasive screening tool for esophageal varices

The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine

Table 1 Main clinical and laboratory characteristics of studied patients based on presence or absence of EV

Variables	EV group (n = 60)	No-EV group(n = 40)	p value
Age (year)	52.53 ± 5.35	51.98 ± 4.59	0.43
Sex			0.75
Male	40 (66.7%)	30 (75%)
Female	20 (33.3%)	10 (25%)
Child–Pugh score	7.18 ± 1.56	7.10 ± 1.33	0.18
Platelets (× 10⁶/ml)	122.43 ± 13.45	145.80 ± 10.45	0.04
Aspartate transaminase (U/L)	216.30 ± 33.39	111.45 ± 45.09	0.03
Alanine transaminase (U/L)	62.45 ± 11.43	43.39 ± 16.76	0.05
Splenic diameter (mm)	139.87 ± 15.56	121.54 ± 21.45	< 0.001
APRI	1.62 ± 0.18	1.60 ± 0.22	0.08
PC/SD ratio	890.56 ± 155.09	1098.45 ± 234.56	< 0.001

Data was presented in form of mean ± SD and frequency (percentage). p value was significant if < 0.05
INR international randomized ratio, APRI AST/platelet ratio index, PC/SD platelet count/splenic diameter