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

Table 4 Haematological parameters (FBC with indices) and peripheral blood morphology between cirrhotics with small versus large OV

Significant parameters in Cirrhotic patients with OV	Mean (SD) in cirrhotics with Small OV 24 (31.5%)	Mean (SD) in cirrhotics with Large OV 13 (68.5%)	P value
RCC (10¹²/L)	3.35 (0.74)	3.50 (0.41)	0.422
MCV (fL)	94.91 (9.95)	101.25 (9.46)	0.067
RDW (%)	17.92 (3.22)	17.39 (2.83)	0.610
Platelet Count (10⁹/L) (automated)	118.88 (80.06)	107.54 (52.93)	0.609
Platelet Count (10⁹/L) (visual)	131.25 (75.49)	124.69 (59.06)	0.773
MPV (fL)	9.09 (1.81)	8.44 (0.95)	0.160
% macrocytes	31.92 (32.19)	43.54 (36.71)	0.348
% acanthocytes	2.21 (3.13)	1.52 (1.61)	0.385
% of small platelets	10.38 (13.03)	17.62 (30.92)	0.433

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