Research Article
Blood Ammonia Level Correlates with Severity of Cirrhotic Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy
Table 2
Relationship of PHG severity with demographic, clinical, and endoscopic characteristics.
| Parameter | Portal hypertensive gastropathy severity () | value | Mild () | Severe () | | (%) | | (%) |
| Sex | Male | 105 | 70.47 | 37 | 68.52 | 0.965 | Female | 44 | 29.53 | 17 | 31.48 | Child-Pugh class | Class A | 76 | 51.01 | 21 | 38.89 | 0.539 | Class B | 41 | 27.52 | 25 | 46.29 | Class C | 32 | 21.47 | 8 | 14.82 | EV grading | Grade 1 | 56 | 37.58 | 25 | 46.29 | 0.002 | Grade 2 | 68 | 45.64 | 13 | 24.07 | Grade 3 | 25 | 16.78 | 12 | 22.22 | Grade 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 7.41 | EV red color sign (RC) | RC0 (none) | 84 | 56.38 | 38 | 70.37 | 0.063 | HCS (hematocystic spots) | 20 | 13.42 | 0 | 0.00 | CRS (cherry red spots) | 8 | 5.37 | 4 | 7.41 | RWM (red wale markings) | 37 | 24.83 | 12 | 22.22 | EV form (F) | F1 | 84 | 56.38 | 29 | 53.70 | 0.973 | F2 | 44 | 29.53 | 16 | 29.63 | F3 | 21 | 14.09 | 9 | 16.67 | Risk signs | No | 93 | 62.42 | 38 | 70.37 | 0.578 | Yes | 56 | 37.58 | 16 | 29.63 | EV location (L) | LI (inferior) | 96 | 64.43 | 25 | 46.29 | 0.013 | LM (medialis) | 48 | 32.22 | 21 | 38.89 | LS (superior) | 5 | 3.36 | 8 | 14.82 | EV color (C) | Cw (white varices) | 101 | 67.78 | 41 | 75.93 | 0.535 | Cb (blue varices) | 48 | 32.22 | 13 | 24.07 | PHG mosaic pattern | No | 20 | 13.42 | 0 | 0.00 | <0.001 | Mild | 121 | 81.21 | 16 | 29.63 | Severe | 8 | 5.37 | 38 | 70.37 | PHG red markings | No | 121 | 81.21 | 8 | 14.82 | <0.001 | Isolated | 28 | 18.79 | 13 | 24.07 | Confluent | 0 | 0.00 | 33 | 61.11 | GAVE | No | 133 | 89.26 | 46 | 85.19 | 0.729 | Yes | 16 | 10.74 | 8 | 14.81 |
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Statistically significant at . EV: esophageal varices; PHG: portal hypertensive gastropathy; GAVE: gastric antral vascular ectasia. |