Table 1

- Characteristics of the hepatic vein thrombosis (HVT) Saudi patients included in this study.

CharacteristicHVT cases (n=65)Controls (n=50)P-value*
Age (years) (mean±SD)47.2±3.143.5±2.60.0001*
Gender (%)
Male46 (70.7)32 (64.0)0.5463
Female19 (29.3)18 (36.0) 
Family history of HVT (%)
Yes13 (20.0)  
No52 (80.0)  
  • * t-test compares the means of 2 groups,

  • Chi-square to comparing small groups frequency