Table 3.
Results of Cox Proportional Hazards Regression Analysis to Assess Predictors of 24- Month Mortality on Bivariate and Multivariate Analysis.
| Characteristic | Bivariate analysis |
Multivariate analysis |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | 95% CI | P Value | HR | 95% CI | P Value | |
| MELD | 1.63 | 1.21–1.44 | 0.029 | 1.42 | 1.22–1.75 | 0.030 |
| MELD Na | 2.48 | 1.4–2.3.9 | 0.031 | 1.35 | 1.18–1.77 | 0.043 |
| E/e′ | 1.42 | 1.22–1.62 | 0.023 | 1.19 | 1.13–1.5 | 0.045 |
| e′ | 1.15 | 0.98–1.56 | 0.057 | |||
| HVPG | 1.28 | 1.11–1.55 | 0.044 | |||
| MLHFQ | 1.18 | 1.12–1.45 | 0.056 | |||
| CTP | 1.15 | 1.02–1.77 | 0.046 | |||
Abbreviations: CTP, Child Turcotte Pugh Score; HR, hazard ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; e′, early diastolic mitral annular velocity; E/e′ ratio, E-wave transmitral/early diastolic mitral annular velocity; HVPG, hepatic venous pressure gradient; INR, international normalized ratio; MLHFQ, Minnesota Living with Heart Failure questionnaire; MELD, Model for end stage liver disease; MELD Na, Model for end stage liver disease Na.