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The objective of the study was to derive a noninvasive clinical prediction rule that is able to identify children with esophageal varices.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Fifty\u2010one consecutive children with liver disease or portal hypertension who underwent endoscopy were included in the present retrospective study. At endoscopy, variceal size was graded on a 4\u2010point Likert scale. Results of physical examination, blood tests, and abdominal ultrasound scan (USS) were recorded. Spleen length on USS was expressed as a standard deviation score (\n                      <jats:italic>z<\/jats:italic>\n                      score). A descriptive univariate analysis was performed on variables that were potentially associated with esophageal varices and multivariate logistic regression was then modeled to derive a clinical prediction rule.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Esophageal varices were found in 17 of the 51 children (33%). Variables found to differ significantly between children with and without varices included platelet\/spleen\u2010length\n                      <jats:italic>z<\/jats:italic>\n                      score ratio (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001), platelet count (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001), international normalized ratio (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.001), aspartate aminotransferase\/alanine aminotransferase ratio (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.002), and albumin (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.003). Using multivariate logistic regression, a model with platelet count, spleen length\n                      <jats:italic>z<\/jats:italic>\n                      score, and albumin as the independent variables had the best fit. Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for this clinical prediction rule was 0.93 (95% confidence interval 0.85\u20130.99), sensitivity 94%, specificity 81%, positive predictive value 0.83, negative predictive value 0.94, positive likelihood ratio 5, and negative likelihood ratio 0.06.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This clinical prediction rule is a simple noninvasive measure that may identify children at high risk for esophageal varices. 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