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Table 1 General Study Characteristics among 223 Study Participants with liver cirrhosis

From: The magnitude and correlates of esophageal Varices among newly diagnosed cirrhotic patients undergoing screening fibre optic endoscope before incident bleeding in North-Western Tanzania; a cross-sectional study

Variables

Frequency

Percentage Or Medians (IQR)

Gender

 Male

146

65.47

 Female

77

34.53

 Age in years

223

48 [35–59]

Marital status

 Divorced

15

6.73

 Married

128

57.40

 Single

25

11.21

 Widow

31

13.90

 Other

24

10.76

Occupation

 Business

22

9.9

 Fishing

16

7.2

 Peasant

120

53.8

 Other

65

29.1

Alcohol use

 Yes

73

32.7

 No

150

67.3

Hepatitis status

 HBV Positive

50

22.4

 HCV Positive

6

02.7

 Negative

167

74.9

Jaundice

 Yes

87

39.0

 No

136

61.0

Ascites

 Yes

186

83.4

 No

37

16.6

 Portal vein Diameter (cm)

91

1.4 [1.2–1.6]

 Platelet count (a10^3)/μL

223

98 [67–139]

 Hemoglobin

223

7.2 [5.2–10.0]

 Child-Pugh

 Class A

15

6.7

 Class B

163

73.1

 Class C

45

20.2

  1. IQR: interquartile range, HB: Hemoglobin, HB < 10 g/dL: moderate to severe anemia, HBV: Hepatitis B virus, HCV: Hepatitis C virus, PSDR: Platelet to splenic diameter ratio, PVD: Portal vein diameter,