TABLE 5.

Multivariable linear regression model with pre-TIPS RAP as the dependent variable

Patient characteristics	n	Beta	SE	p
Native American (compared with White)	883	5.11	1.97	0.01
Black (compared with White)	883	2.15	0.87	0.014
BMI	870	0.15	0.03	< 0.001
EV as TIPS indication (compared with refractory ascites/HH)	883	1.45	0.41	< 0.001
MELD-Na score at the time of TIPS	861	0.11	0.03	< 0.001
Platelets (per 1K/uL)	811	−0.007	0.003	0.01

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; EV, esophageal varices; HH, hepatic hydrothorax; MELD, model for end-stage liver disease; RAP, right atrial pressure.