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Table 7 Severity of liver disease in studied population (n = 99)

From: Bacteremia as a risk factor for variceal upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding in cirrhotic patients: a hospital-based study

 

Group (I)

Group (II)

Group (III)

P

Patient with first attack of bleeding (n = 35)

Patient with recurrent bleeding (n = 35)

Control patients (n = 29)

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

CTP score, median (range)

9 (5-12)

10 (5-14)

8 (5-13)

0.002

CTP class

A

8

22.9%

2

5.7%

12

41.4%

0.003

B

13

37.1%

9

25.7%

9

31.0%

C

14

40%

24

68.6%

8

27.6%