Table 6.
Predictors of six-week mortality in the combined dataset of 371 patients who received antibiotic prophylaxis.
| Univariable analysis |
Multivariable analysis |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | OR (95% CI) | p value | OR (95% CI) | p value |
| Male gender | 0.83 (0.44 to 1.56) | 0.56 | ||
| Age (years) | 0.99 (0.97 to 1.02) | 0.51 | ||
| Early bacterial infection | 3.7 (1.9 to 7.3) | 0.001 | 2.5 (1.1 to 5.6) | 0.03 |
| Ascites on day of bleed | 3.3 (1.7 to 6.5) | 0.001 | 1.5 (0.7 to 3.4) | 0.27 |
| CP score | 1.6 (1.4 to 1.9) | 0.001 | ||
| MELD | 1.20 (1.14 to 1.26) | 0.001 | 1.18 (1.12 to 1.24) | 0.001 |
| Sodium (mmol/l) | 0.99 (0.95 to 1.05) | 0.98 | ||
| Peripheral blood leukocytes (×109 cells/l) | 1.07 (1.03 to 1.12) | 0.002 | 1.01 (0.96 to 1.06) | 0.80 |
| Albumin (g/l) | 0.96 (0.92 to 1.004) | 0.07 | ||
| On outpatient antibiotic prophylaxis | 2.29 (1.04 to 5.02) | 0.04 | 1.3 (0.5 to 3.3) | 0.63 |
CP score: Child Pugh score; MELD: model for end-stage liver disease; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval. Bold indicates p values statistically significant with p < 0.05.