Table 2.

Logistic regression analysis of baseline characteristics in association with the decrease of ALBI score after splenectomy (n = 71)

Baseline characteristics	Univariate		Multivariate
	OR (95% CI)	p value	OR (95% CI)	p value
Age, years	0.960 (0.918–1.004)	0.077	0.943 (0.897–0.992)	0.023
Gender (male vs. female)	1.493 (0.550–4.056)	0.432
Etiology (Schistosomiasis japonica vs. others)	0.357 (0.096–1.322)	0.123
ALBI grade (1 vs. 2 or 3)	0.378 (0.130–1.104)	0.075	0.237 (0.070–0.804)	0.021
Child–Pugh grade (A vs. B)	0.523 (0.150–1.825)	0.309
Platelet count, *${10}^9/\mathrm{L}$	0.994 (0.973–1.015)	0.558
Leukocyte count, *${10}^9/\mathrm{L}$	1.045 (0.847–1.291)	0.679
Hemoglobin, g/L	0.998 (0.980–1.016)	0.845
AST, U/L	1.007 (0.983–1.032)	0.550
ALT, U/L	1.010 (0.983–1.038)	0.458
Serum albumin, g/L	0.935 (0.858–1.020)	0.129
Serum total bilirubin, μmol/L	1.001 (0.958–1.047)	0.953
Serum creatinine, μmol/L	0.999 (0.973–1.025)	0.911
PT, s	1.072 (0.815–1.411)	0.618
INR	2.134 (0.083–55.010)	0.647
Operation method (laparoscopy vs. laparotomy)	0.594 (0.213–1.654)	0.319
Concomitant PVST (with vs. without)	1.310 (0.235–7.306)	0.758
Esophagogastric devascularization (with vs. without)	0.967 (0.351–2.666)	0.948
Liver volume, cm3	1.001 (0.998–1.003)	0.504
Spleen volume, cm3	1.000 (0.999–1.003)	0.858
Liver/spleen volume ratio	1.434 (0.570–3.607)	0.444

Abbreviations: ALBI, albumin-bilirubin; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; PT, prothrombin time; INR, international normalized ratio; PVST, portal venous system thrombosis; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio