| Group | Mean rank | P |
| Variceal bleeding vs. controls | Control 38.05 | 0.000 |
| Bleedng 17.75 | ||
| No Variceal bleeding vs. controls | Control 37.02 | 0.007 |
| No bleeding 23.86 | ||
| Variceal bleeding vs. no Variceal bleeding | Bleeding 17.95 | 0.074 |
| No bleeding 24.73 |