Research Article
Blood Ammonia Level Correlates with Severity of Cirrhotic Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy
Table 4
Relationship of portal hypertensive gastropathy score with demographic, clinical, and endoscopic characteristics.
| Parameter | Portal hypertensive gastropathy score () | value | | Mean ± SD |
| Sex | Male | 142 | 1.89 ± 1.05 | 0.954 | Female | 61 | 1.87 ± 1.13 | Hepatitis C virus | No | 4 | 1.00 ± 0.83 | 0.408 | Yes | 199 | 1.89 ± 1.07 | Hepatitis B virus | | | | No | 199 | 1.89 ± 1.08 | 0.611 | Yes | 4 | 1.50 ± 0.71 | Ascites | No | 133 | 1.75 ± 1.04 | 0.334 | Yes | 90 | 2.05 ± 1.09 | History of hepatic encephalopathy | No | 175 | 1.84 ± 1.02 | 0.486 | Yes | 28 | 2.14 ± 1.35 | Child-Pugh class | Class A | 97 | 1.75 ± 0.99 | 0.716 | Class B | 66 | 2.00 ± 1.27 | Class C | 40 | 2.00 ± 0.94 | EV grading | Grade 1 | 81 | 1.85 ± 1.27 | 0.616 | Grade 2 | 81 | 1.75 ± 0.85 | Grade 3 | 37 | 2.11 ± 1.05 | Grade 4 | 4 | 3.00 ± 0.95 | EV red color sign (RC) | RC0 (none) | 122 | 1.93 ± 1.17 | 0.912 | HCS (hematocystic spots) | 20 | 1.60 ± 0.55 | CRS (cherry red spots) | 12 | 1.67 ± 1.16 | RWM (red wale markings) | 49 | 1.92 ± 0.99 | EV form (F) | | | | F1 | 113 | 1.82 ± 1.19 | 0.780 | F2 | 60 | 1.87 ± 0.83 | F3 | 30 | 2.14 ± 1.07 | EV risk signs | No | 131 | 1.88 ± 1.16 | 0.965 | Yes | 72 | 1.89 ± 0.90 | EV location (L) | LI (inferior) | 121 | 1.77 ± 0.94 | 0.046 | LM (medialis) | 69 | 1.82 ± 1.13 | LS (superior) | 13 | 3.33 ± 1.16 | EV color (C) | Cw (white varices) | 142 | 1.89 ± 1.13 | 0.954 | Cb (blue varices) | 61 | 1.87 ± 0.92 |
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Statistically significant at . EV: esophageal varices; GAVE: gastric antral vascular ectasia. |