Table 6.

Uni- and multivariate Cox analysis of factors associated with readmission due to ascites in HBV-related decompensated cirrhosis patients

variable	univariate			mutlivariate
	HR	95%CI	P	HR	95%CI	P
Gender (male/female) *	0.939	0.311–2.837	0.911
Age (year)	1.053	0.979–1.132	0.164
HBeAg(+/−)*	1.351	0.450–4.057	0.592
HBsAg	1.000	1.000–1.000	0.565
HBV-DNA(+/−)*	1.318	0.404–4.302	0.648
ALT(IU/L)	0.989	0.976–1.002	0.088
AST(IU/L)	1.002	0.994–1.010	0.595
TBIL(umol/L)	1.008	0.986–1.030	0.467
PTA	0.995	0.962–1.028	0.746
ALB(g/L)	0.941	0.842–1.052	0.284
WBC(109/L)	1.071	0.944–1.215	0.286
HGB(g/L)	0.988	0.969–1.009	0.256
PLT(109/L)	0.997	0.986–1.008	0.559
SBP(+/−)*	3.400	1.109–10.419	0.032	1.309	0.286–5.989	0.729
Ascites(+/−)*	0.473	0.150–1.489	0.201
HE(+/−)*	2.102	0.606–7.290	0.242
GI Bleeding(+/−)*	4.126	1.442–11.810	0.008	2.359	0.685–8.126	0.174
Chilid-pugh score(B/C) *	2.929	1.066–8.044	0.037	1.002	0.255–3.931	0.998
DAO(ng/mL)	1.090	1.036–1.146	0.001	1.065	0.987–1.150	0.105

HR Hazard ratio, CI Confidence interval.

* Categorical variables