Research Article
Spleen Stiffness for Predicting Varices Needing Treatment: Comparison between Two Different Elastography Techniques (Point vs. 2D-SWE)
Table 1
Main characteristics of subjects enrolled in the study.
| | Parameter | All subjects with reliable SSM (n = 98) | No VNT n = 58 (59.2%) | VNT n = 40 (40.8%) | value |
| | Age | 59 ± 9.47 | 59.9 ± 8.72 | 57.2 ± 10.7 | |
| | Gender | | Male | 44% (43/98) | 32.8% (19/58) | 60% (24/40) | | | Female | 56% (55/98) | 67.2% (39/58) | 40% (16/40) | |
| | Etiology | | HCV | 71.5% (70/98) | 77.6% (45/58) | 62.5% (25/40) | | | HBV | 4% (4/98) | 5.2% (3/58) | 2.5% (1/40) | | | ALD | 12.3% (12/98) | 6.9% (4/58) | 20% (8/40) | | | NAFLD | 8.2% (8/98) | 5.2% (3/58) | 12.5% (5/40) | | | PBC | 4% (4/98) | 5.1% (3/58) | 2.5% (1/40) | |
| | Platelet count (x109/L) | 121.8 ± 56.9 | 135.6 ± 55.1 | 106.7 ± 61.6 | | | LSM by 2D-SWE.GE | 12.54 ± 2.27 | 11.5 ± 1.4 | 14.16 ± 2.34 | | | SSM by 2D-SWE.GE< | 14.36 ± 3.39 | 12.71 ± 2.2 | 16.74 ± 3.4 | | | SSM by pSWE.VTQ | 3.08 ± 0.54 | 2.77 ± 0.3 | 3.52 ± 0.49 | | | Spleen size (cm) | 13.68 ± 1.93 | 13.8 ± 1.67 | 14.55 ± 1.97 | | | EV 0 | 32/98 (32.7%) | 32/58 (55.2%) | 0/40 (0%) | | | EV 1 | 26/98 (26.5%) | 26/58 (44.8%) | 0/40 (0%) | | | EV 2 | 31/98 (31.6%) | 0/58 (0%) | 34/40 (85%) | | | EV 3 | 4/98 (4.1%) | 0/58 (0%) | 6/40 (15%) | | | EV + GV | 5/98 (5.1%) | 0/58 (0%) | 5/40 | |
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VNT: varices needing treatment; n: number; HCV: hepatitis C virus; HBV: hepatitis B virus; ALD: alcoholic liver disease; NAFLD: nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; PBC: primary biliary cirrhosis; LSM: liver stiffness measurements; SSM: spleen stiffness measurements; EV: esophageal varices; and GV: gastric varices.
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