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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Percentage of small platelets on peripheral blood smear and Child-Turcott-Pugh class can predict the presence of oesophageal varices in newly diagnosed patients with cirrhosis: development of a prediction model for resource limited settings

Characteristic

OV absent N = 17 (31.5%)

OV present N = 37 (68.5%)

Age group (years)

 30–39

3 (17.6%)

4 (10.8%)

 40–49

4 (23.5%)

11 (29.7%)

 50–59

3 (17.6%)

7 (18.9%)

  > 60

7 (41.2%)

15 (40.5%)

Number of males (%)

12 (70.6%)

34 (91.9%)

Aetiology of Cirrhosis

 Alcohol related

7 (41.2%)

17 (45.9%)

Crypotogenic (NASH-related)

10 (58.8%)

20 (54.1%)

CTP Class

 A

10 (58.8%)

4 (10.8%)

 B

5 (29.4%)

19 (51.4%)

 C

2 (11.8%)

14 (37.8%)