Table 2 Factors associated with esophageal varices among 223 study participants
Variables | Esophageal varices present | Unadjusted | Adjusted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No (n = 135) | Yes (n = 88) | OR(95%CI) | p-value | OR(95%CI) | p-value | |
Gender | ||||||
 Female | 49 (36.3) | 28 (31.8) | 1.0 |  |  |  |
 Male | 86 (63.7) | 60 (68.2) | 1.2 (0.6–2.0) | 0.492 |  |  |
 Age years | 45 [34–55] | 51 [37–64] | 1.0 (0.9–1.1) | 0.079 | 1.02 (1.0–1.04) | 0.030 |
Alcohol use | ||||||
 No | 86 (63.7) | 64 (72.7) | 1.0 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 49 (36.3) | 24 (27.3) | 0.6 (0.3–1.2) | 0.162 | 0.9 (0.5–1.8) | 0.854 |
Jaundice | ||||||
 No | 85 (63.0) | 51 (57.9) | 1.0 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 50 (37.0) | 37 (42.1) | 1.2 (0.7–2.0) | 0.454 |  |  |
Hepatitis status | ||||||
 HBV positive | 30 (22.2) | 20 (22.7) | 1.0 (0.5–1.9) | 0.930 |  |  |
 HCV positive | 3 (2.2) | 3 (3.4) | 1.5 (0.3–7.8) | 0.595 |  |  |
 Negative | 100 (74.1) | 65 (73.9) | 1.0 (0.5–1.8) | 0.972 |  |  |
 Spleen size (cm) | 14 [13–16] | 17 [15–18] | 1. 5 [1.2–1.6] | < 0.001 | 1.3 (1.2–1.5) | <  0.001 |
 PVD (mm) | 14 [1.2–1.6] | 15.8 [1.4–1.7] | 1.3 [1.1–1.5] | < 0.001 | 1.2 (1.07–1.4) | 0.003 |
Ascites | ||||||
 No | 32 (23.7) | 05 (5.7) | 1.0 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 103 (76.3) | 83 (94.3) | 5.1 (1.9–13.0) | 0.001 | 3.0 (1.02–8.7) | 0.046 |
 Hemoglobin(g/dL) | 8.1 [5.7–10] | 6.3 [5.2–9] | 0.9 [0.7–1.0] | 0.016 | 0.8 (0.7–1.0) | 0.043 |
 PLT (a10^3)/μL! | 105 [72–147] | 96 [62.5–129] | 1.0 (0.9–1.1) | 0.310 |  |  |
 Serum Albumin | 25 [24–35] | 25 [23–32] | 0.97 [0.94–.0] | 0.070 | 0.97 (0.9–1.02) | 0.264 |
Child Pugh class C | ||||||
 No | 121 (89.7) | 57 (64.8) | 1.0 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 14 (10.3) | 31 (35.2) | 4.7 (2.3–9.5) | < 0.001 | 2. 9 (1.3–6.7) | 0.008 |