Variable

Yes

No

p-value

Symptoms

Abdominal Pain

626 (61.9%)

385 (38.1%)

0.254

Nausea/Vomiting

341 (33.7%)

670 (66.3%)

0.914

Abdominal Fullness

262 (25.9%)

749 (74.1%)

0.492

Heartburn

352 (34.8%)

659 65.2%)

0.964

Flatulence

78 (7.7%)

933 (92.3%)

0.566

Hematemesis

179 (17.7%)

832 (82.3%)

0.002*

Melena

198 (19.6%)

813 (80.4%)

0.178

Dysphagia

102 (10.1%)

909 (89.9%)

0.541

Normal Bowel Habits

466 (46.1%)

545 (53.9%)

0.518

Pallor

217 (21.5%)

794 (78.5%)

0.086

Investigations

Abnormal Hemoglobin

Males (<13 gm/dl)

321 (66.5%)

162 (33.5%)

0.371

Females (<12 gm/dl)

370 (70.1%)

158 (29.9%)

0.254

HBsAg

147 (14.5%)

864 (85.5%)

0.664

HBV-DNA

185 (18.3%)

826 (81.7%)

0.212

Anti-HCV Antibody

234 (23.1%)

777 (76.9%)

0.043*

HCV-RNA

126 (12.5%)

885 (87.5%)

0.041*

Positive Ultrasound

273 (27.0%)

738 (73.0%)

0.237

Abnormal LFTs

194 (19.2%)

817 (80.8%)

0.455

Abnormal Serum Proteins

65 (6.4%)

946 (93.6%)

0.910

Ascitic Fluid

55 (5.4%)

956 (94.6%)

0.052

H. pylori Antigen

61 (6.0%)

950 (94.0%)

0.032*

Others

35 (3.5%)

976 (96.5%)

0.539