Table 3. Independent Predictors of Cirrhosis at Logistic Regression Analysis in the First Group of Patients (n = 249).

	Regression coefficient	Standard Error	Odds Ratio, (95% CIa)	P value
Age, y	0.059	0.019	1.061 (1.021-1.102)	0.002
ASTa, U/L	0.04	0.02	1.004 (1.001-1.008)	0.046
Prothrombin activity, %	-0.53	0.017	0.949 (0.919-0.980)	0.002
Platelets,103elements/μL	-0.014	0.004	0.986 (0.978-0.994)	0.001

^aAbbreviation: AST, Aspartate Aminotransferase; CI, Confidence Interval