%SI Values in Patients vs. Control Subjects and in Patients Allocated to Different Subgroups
| Group | %SI | %SI | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients vs. control subjects | 34.7 ± 18.8 | 14.3 ± 3.1 | <0.01 |
| BA vs. chronic intrahepatic cholestasis | 40.3 ± 20.3 | 24.7 ± 10.4 | <0.05 |
| High vs. low risk of death before OLT | 74.0 ± 9.0 | 30.8 ± 14.3 | <0.0005 |
| Abnormal vs. normal LO/Ao ratio | 39.4 ± 19.1 | 22.0 ± 10.4 | <0.05 |
| Abnormal vs. normal PPS pattern | 48.9 ± 18.8 | 21.1 ± 8.9 | <0.0001 |
| Patients with vs. patients without oesophageal varices | 47.8 ± 19.8 | 27.4 ± 13.5 | <0.05 |
| Patients with vs. patients without hypersplenism | 33.3 ± 15.6 | 37.0 ± 24.4 | 0.7 |
| Patients with vs. patients without high risk of bleeding | 41.3 ± 41.2 | 28.2 ± 14.1 | 0.27 |