Table 4.
Results of stepwise linear regression analysis.
| Item | SF-36 Dimension and unstandardized coefficients (n = 411) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PF | RP | BP | GH | VT | SF | RE | MH | PCS | MCS | |
| Constant | 137.773 | 124.686 | 113.618 | 70.895 | 92.104 | 92.052 | 99.491 | 103.914 | 67.407 | 59.778 |
| Age | −0.398 | −0.247 | −0.140 | — | — | −0.161 | −0.181 | — | −0.129 | — |
| Gender | −3.216 | — | — | — | −3.023 | — | — | −4.295 | — | −1.673 |
| Married | — | — | — | 13.628 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Disease Severity | −2.912 | −6.016 | −11.670 | −4.111 | −5.881 | — | — | −2.333 | — | |
| Ascites | −7.616 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | −3.001 | — |
| Varices | — | −6.389 | — | — | — | — | −4.370 | — | — | — |
| BUN | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.330 |
| Hemoglobin | — | — | — | — | — | 0.136 | — | — | — | 0.312 |
| Etiology | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PT | −1.488 | −1.253 | −1.681 | — | — | −0.999 | −1.209 | −1.238 | −0.385 | −0.767 |
| K | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.984 | — | — | — |
| Na | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TBIL | — | — | — | — | −1.147 | — | — | −0.894 | — | |
| Albumin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AST | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GGT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WBC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Platelet | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| R square | 0.458 | 0.438 | 0.121 | 0.460 | 0.256 | 0.375 | 0.181 | 0.111 | 0.518 | 0.152 |
BUN: blood urea nitrogen, PT: prothrombin time, K: serum potassium, Na: serum sodium, TBIL: total bilirubin, ALT: alanine aminotransferase, AST: aspartate aminotransferase, ALP: alkaline phosphatase, GGT: γ-glutamyl transferase, WBC: white blood cell. PF: physical function, RP: physical roles, BP: bodily pain, GH: general health, VT: vitality, SF: social roles, RE: emotional roles, MH: mental health, PCS: physical component summary, MCS: mental component summary, SF-36: 36-item short form. Only data with P < 0.05 were expressed as values of beta-coefficients. “—”: P > 0.05.