Noninvasive score

The presence of esophageal varices

Patients without EVs (n = 34)

Patients with EVs (n = 120)

P value

AAR

0.66 ± 0.27

0.79 ± 0.42

0.101

APRI

0.79 ± 0.35

1.35 ± 0.52

<0.001

FIB-4

2.48 ± 1.32

4.15 ± 1.69

<0.001

King

23.27 ± 12.6

40.8 ± 18.1

<0.001

VITRO

0.94 ± 0.2

1.83 ± 0.56

<0.001

The size of esophageal varices

Patients with no or small EVs

without red signs (n = 62)

Patients with high risk EVNT

(n = 92)

P value

AAR

0.69 ± 0.26

0.80 ± 0.47

0.07

APRI

0.89 ± 0.38

1.45 ± 0.52

<0.001

FIB-4

2.76 ±1.39

4.47 ± 1.64

<0.001

King

26.5 ±13.1

43.9 ± 18.4

<0.001

VITRO

1.13 ± 0.33

1.98 ± 0.54

<0.001