Table 3.
Multiple factor analysis utilizing the Cox proportional hazard model for identifying independent risk factors influencing the prognosis of patients with liver cirrhosis and refractory ascites following transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
|
Factor
|
B
|
Sb
|
Wald χ2
|
P value
|
HR (95%CI)
|
| AST | -0.022 | 0.017 | 1.627 | 0.202 | 0.978 (0.946-1.012) |
| ALT | 0.041 | 0.027 | 2.320 | 0.128 | 1.042 (0.988-1.099) |
| TBil | -0.017 | 0.016 | 1.179 | 0.278 | 0.983 (0.953-1.014) |
| Alb | -0.012 | 0.033 | 0.131 | 0.717 | 0.988 (0.927-1.054) |
| Scr | -0.042 | 0.023 | 3.243 | 0.072 | 0.959 (0.916-1.004) |
| Na+ | -0.028 | 0.021 | 1.766 | 0.184 | 0.972 (0.933-1.013) |
| PT | 0.001 | 0.095 | 0.000 | 0.991 | 1.001 (0.831-1.206) |
| Cys C | 1.336 | 0.543 | 6.057 | 0.014 | 3.802 (1.313-11.015) |
| INR | 1.282 | 0.714 | 3.228 | 0.072 | 3.604 (0.890-14.597) |
| Child-Pugh scores | 1.109 | 0.250 | 19.723 | 0.000 | 3.030 (1.858-4.943) |
| MELD scores | 0.201 | 0.067 | 9.099 | 0.003 | 1.222 (1.073-1.393) |
MELD: Model for end-stage liver disease; Cys C: Cystatin C; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; ALP: Alkaline phosphatase; GGT: Gamma-glutamyl transferase; TBil: Total bilirubin; PT: Prothrombin time; PLT: Blood platelet count; BUN: Blood urea nitrogen; Alb: Albumin; Scr: Serum creatinine; INR: International normalized ratio.