Blood Ammonia Level Correlates with Severity of Cirrhotic Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy

Table 2

Relationship of PHG severity with demographic, clinical, and endoscopic characteristics.

Parameter	Portal hypertensive gastropathy severity ()				value
	Mild; ()		Severe; ()
		(%)		(%)
Sex
Male	105	70.47	37	68.52	0.965
Female	44	29.53	17	31.48
Child-Pugh class
Class A	76	51.01	21	38.89	0.539
Class B	41	27.52	25	46.29
Class C	32	21.47	8	14.82
EV grading
Grade 1	56	37.58	25	46.29	0.002
Grade 2	68	45.64	13	24.07
Grade 3	25	16.78	12	22.22
Grade 4	0	0.00	4	7.41
EV red color sign (RC)
RC0 (none)	84	56.38	38	70.37	0.063
HCS (hematocystic spots)	20	13.42	0	0.00
CRS (cherry red spots)	8	5.37	4	7.41
RWM (red wale markings)	37	24.83	12	22.22
EV form (F)
F1	84	56.38	29	53.70	0.973
F2	44	29.53	16	29.63
F3	21	14.09	9	16.67
Risk signs
No	93	62.42	38	70.37	0.578
Yes	56	37.58	16	29.63
EV location (L)
LI (inferior)	96	64.43	25	46.29	0.013
LM (medialis)	48	32.22	21	38.89
LS (superior)	5	3.36	8	14.82
EV color (C)
Cw (white varices)	101	67.78	41	75.93	0.535
Cb (blue varices)	48	32.22	13	24.07
PHG mosaic pattern
No	20	13.42	0	0.00	<0.001
Mild	121	81.21	16	29.63
Severe	8	5.37	38	70.37
PHG red markings
No	121	81.21	8	14.82	<0.001
Isolated	28	18.79	13	24.07
Confluent	0	0.00	33	61.11
GAVE
No	133	89.26	46	85.19	0.729
Yes	16	10.74	8	14.81

Statistically significant at . EV: esophageal varices; PHG: portal hypertensive gastropathy; GAVE: gastric antral vascular ectasia.