TABLE 4.

Odds Ratio for Secondary Outcomes With Decreasing Time Interval Between Upper Endoscopy and TEE

Interval Between Upper Endoscopy and TEE	Cohort Size, n	Esophageal Varices, n (%)	No Esophageal Varices, n (%)	Unadjusted OR* for Secondary Outcome (95% CI)	P Value	Adjusted OR* for Secondary Outcome (95% CI)	P Value
≤4 years (original)	191	79 (41.4)	112 (58.6)	2.01 (1.06‐3.84)	0.03	1.49 (0.74‐2.99)	0.27
≤3 years	186	77 (41.4)	109 (58.6)	2.26 (1.17‐4.37)	0.02	1.63 (0.80‐3.33)	0.18
≤2 years	168	72 (42.9)	96 (57.1)	2.43 (1.22‐4.86)	0.01	1.54 (0.72‐3.28)	0.27
≤1 year	137	62 (45.3)	75 (54.7)	2.40 (1.10‐5.23)	0.03	1.45 (0.62‐3.40)	0.40

^*Patients with esophageal varices compared to those without esophageal varices.