A Randomized Controlled Study of Fuzheng Huayu Capsule for Prevention of Esophageal Variceal Bleeding in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the patients in small varices level.

Characteristic	FZHYC group (𝑛=29)	Placebo group (𝑛=27)
Age (yr)	49±8	50±8
Gender: M/F (𝑛)	26/3	21/6
Child-pugh class (𝑛)
A	22	19
B	6	7
C	1	1
Child-pugh score	5.72±1.22	6.18±1.14
Platelet count (10^9/L)	89.14±47.62	76.67±40.07
Prothrombin time (s)	15.15±3.12	15.43±3.02
Total bilirubin (mmol/L)	24.60±8.91	27.07±10.04
Albumin (g/L)	39.65±6.07	36.58±7.55
Inner diameter of portal vein (mm)	12.54±0.92	12.65±1.33