Platelet counts to spleen diameter ratio: A promising noninvasive tool for predicting esophageal varices in cirrhosis patients

Figure 1 Etiologies of cirrhosis in patients at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital and Adera Medical Center. HBV: Hepatitis B virus; HCV: Hepatitis C virus; NAFLD: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Figure 2 Receiver operating characteristic curve. A: Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for platelet count and platelet count-spleen diameter ratio (PC/SD) for the presence of esophageal varices; B: ROC curve for PC/SD for the presence of esophageal varices in patients with compensated cirrhosis. Broken line: Platelet count in figure A and reference line in figure B; Solid line: PC/SD; Dashed line: Reference line in figure A. ROC: Receiver operating characteristic curve; PLT: Platelet count; PC/SD: Platelet count-spleen diameter ratio.