Background
Methods
Study design
Investigations
Non-invasive tests
Hepatic venous pressure gradient
Statistical analysis
Results
Patients (n = 107) | |
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Gender, n (%) | |
Females | 50 (46.7) |
Males | 57 (53.3) |
Age, years, mean (±SD) | 52.3 (±11.9) |
BMI, kg/m2, mean (±SD) | 26.7 (±4.2) |
Liver disease, n (%) | |
Hepatitis C | 68 (63.6) |
Alcoholic liver disease | 19 (17.8) |
Cryptogenic liver disease | 11 (10.3) |
Other | 9 (8.3) |
Successful spleen elastography, n (%) | 99 (92.5) |
HVPG, n (%) | |
≥10 mmHg | 78 (72.9) |
<10 mmHg | 29 (27.1) |
≥12 mmHg | 67 (62.6) |
<12 mmHg | 40 (37.4) |
Child Pugh score, n (%) | |
A | 69 (64,5) |
B | 32 (29,9) |
C | 1 (0,9) |
Platelet count, /Lx109, mean (±SD) | 130.2 (±75.5) |
ALT, IU/L, mean (±SD) | 93.0 (±79.1) |
AST, IU/L, mean (±SD) | 105.9 (±77.6) |
HVPG (mmHg) | Spleen TE (kPa) | Liver TE (kPa) | |
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N | 107 | 99 | 107 |
Std. Error of Mean | 0,63 | 2,01 | 2,17 |
Median | 14,0 | 62,7 | 25,7 |
Std. Deviation | 6,5 | 20,0 | 22,4 |
Range | 28 | 62,9 | 72,1 |
Minimum | 1 | 12,1 | 2,9 |
Maximum | 29 | 75,0 | 75,0 |
HVPG | Method | Cut-off, kPa | Sensitivity, % | Specificity, % | PPV, % | NPV, % | Accuracy, % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
≥10 mmHg | Liver TE | 17.4 | 88.0 | 87.5 | 95.8 | 74.2 | 88.7 |
Spleen TE | 47.6 | 77.3 | 79.2 | 92.0 | 52.7 | 77.7 | |
≥12 mmHg | Liver TE | 20.6 | 82.8 | 80.0 | 88.8 | 0.75 | 83.1 |
Spleen TE | 50.7 | 78.1 | 77.1 | 86.2 | 65.8 | 77.7 |
HVPG | Method | Cut-off, kPa | Sensitivity, % | Specificity, % |
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≥10 mmHg | Liver TE | 11.4 | 100 | 55.2 |
21.9 | 74.4 | 100 | ||
≥12 mmHg | Liver TE | 12.1 | 100 | 50.0 |
35.0 | 58.2 | 100 |