Characteristic | Sclerotherapy n = 84 | Controls n = 82 |
---|---|---|
Age | 56(23–76) | 55(20–72) |
Sex (M/F) (n) | 46/38 | 49/33 |
Diagnosis | Â | Â |
   Alcoholic liver disease | 41 | 40 |
   Hepatitis B/C | 24 | 21 |
   PBC/PSC | 11 | 8 |
   Other | 24 | 31 |
Child-Pugh class A/B/C (n) | 44/32/8 | 47/25/10 |
Child-Pugh score | 6(5–12) | 6(5–13) |
Esophageal varices | Â | Â |
   grade II | 47 | 42 |
   grade III | 38 | 40 |
   grade IV | 15 | 18 |
Ascites | 44 | 37 |
Laboratory | Â | Â |
   Bilirubin (μmol/l) | 27(7–429) | 27(7–217) |
   Albumin (g/l) | 36(18–48) | 35(23–47) |
   AT-III (IE/l) | 0.7(0.22–1.45) | 0.7(0.24–1.32) |
   ASAT (U/l) | 44.5(12–264) | 49(12–373) |