Clinical, biochemical, and endoscopic data at entry into the study
| Variable | Number |
| Aetiology of cirrhosis | |
| Alcoholic | 68 |
| Primary biliary cirrhosis | 10 |
| Primary sclerosing cholangitis | 5 |
| Post-hepatitis | 9 |
| Autoimmune | 2 |
| Cryptogenic | 8 |
| Other | 3 |
| Child-Pugh classification (A/B/C) | 28/41/36 |
| Child-Pugh score | 8 (5–5) |
| Previous long term treatment | |
| Drugs | 11 |
| Endoscopic | 25 |
| Treatment of acute bleeding | |
| Medical | 51 |
| Sclerotherapy | 54 |
| Source of acute bleeding | |
| Oesophageal varices | 93 |
| Gastric varcies | 6 |
| Portal hypertensive gastropathy | 6 |
| Oesophageal varices (small/medium/large) | 17/38/50 |
| Gastric varices | 14 |
| Portal gastropathy | 52 |
| Secondary treatment | |
| Medical | 66 |
| Sclerotherapy | 39 |
| Biochemical values (mean (SD)) | |
| Bilirubin (mmol/l) | 53.9 (57.6) |
| Albumin (g/l) | 38.4 (29.4) |
| Prothrombin time (seconds) | 18.1 (10.4) |
| Ascites (none/mild/moderate to severe) | 62/9/34 |
| Encephalopathy (none/mild/moderate to severe) | 89/13/3 |