The baseline characteristics of the two groups were comparable for age , gender , etiology of cirrhosis , hemoglobin at presentation , and Child-Pugh class , except that active bleed was seen during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy at the time of enrollment in 26 ( 16 % ) and 41 ( 25.5 % ) patients in groups A and B , respectively ( P = 0.034 ) .
