Noninvasive Predictors of High-Risk Varices in Patients with Non-Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension

Table 2

Association of liver stiffness and clinical parameters of portal hypertension with presence of HRV at gastroscopy. HRV, high risk varices; LRV, low risk varices; LSM, liver stiffness measurement; PSL, platelet count to spleen length; LSP, liver stiffness-spleen length to platelet count ratio score. Values are median (IQR), unless stated otherwise.

Variable	All patients (n = 44)	HRV (n = 15)	LRV (n = 29)	P value
LSM (kPa)	8.7 (6.7 – 11.5)	8.9 (4.8 – 10.3)	8.6 (7.1 – 11.9)	0.438
Platelet count (x10^9)	90 (60 – 128)	76 (56 – 99)	110 (62 – 132)	0.182
Spleen size (cm; mean ± s.d.)	17.54 ± 4.10	20.48 ± 4.19	16.07 ± 3.22	0.001
PSL	5.24 (3.94 – 7.92)	4.35 (2.77 – 5.21)	6.42 (4.23 – 9.86)	0.033
LSP	1.41 (1.10 – 2.16)	1.78 (1.41 – 2.11)	1.27 (0.96 – 3.15)	0.300