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Table 1 Analysis of laboratory parameters in the two groups

From: Role of plasma von Willebrand factor antigen in prediction of esophageal varices in pediatric and adolescent patients with portal hypertension

 

Groups

Test of significance

P

No varices (N = 10)

Varices (N = 37)

Total serum bilirubin (mg/dl)

0.6 (0.2–6.3)

0.4 (0.1–8.6)

z = − 1.503

0.137

Hemoglobin (gm/dl)

9.89 ± 1.05

9.56 ± 1.71

t = 0.264

0.527

WBCs (106/ml)

5.85 (4.3–9.1)

4.6 (2–11.6)

z = − 1.209

0.231

PLTs(106lml)

159.5 (74–273)

105 (62–492)

z = − 0.702

0.497

ALT (U/L)

29 (10–46)

19 (10–221)

z = − 0.247

0.808

AST (U/L)

45.5 (28–83)

41 (17–311)

z = − 0.507

0.612

Albumin (g/dl)

3.78 ± 0.61

3.78 ± 0.43

t = 0.010

0.992

PTT

31.21 ± 5.41

30.94 ± 7.37

t = 0.109

0.914

INR

1.31 ± 0.24

1.27 ± 0.25

t = 0.422

0.675

Serum creatinine (mg/dl

0.4 (0.1–0.8)

0.4 (0.1–0.6)

z = − 0.093

0.929

  1. Continuous data expressed as mean ± SD or median (min–max)
  2. P probability
  3. T = independent samples t test
  4. Z = Mann-Whitney test