Impact of Helicobacter pylori Infection on Gastric Variceal Bleeding among Patients with Liver Cirrhosis

Table 1

Demographic data and endoscopic findings of gastric varices in the studied patients.

Variables		Nonbleeding gastric varices ()		Bleeding gastric varices ()		value
			%		%
Age						0.0940
Sex	Male	24	75%	35	79.55%	0.6387
Etiology of cirrhosis	HCV	29	90.63%	38	86.36%	0.6587
	HBV	0	0%	1	2.27%
	Others	3	9.38%	5	11.36%
Child-Pugh class	A	7	21.88%	4	9.09%	0.001
	B	17	53.13%	10	22.73%
	C	8	25%	30	68.18%
Types of gastric varices	GOV1	20	62.5%	26	59.09%	0.9427
	GOV2	9	28.13%	13	29.55%
	IGV1	3	9.38%	5	11.36%
Size of gastric varices	Small	4	12.5%	7	15.91%	0.6766
	Large	28	87.5%	37	84.09%
Red color sign over gastric varices	Yes	9	28.13%	29	65.91%	0.0011
	No	23	71.88%	15	34.09%

GOV1: gastroesophageal varices type 1; GOV2: gastroesophageal varices type 2; IGV1: isolated gastric varices type 1.