Table 3.

Univariate logistic regression analysis for post-TIPS mortality within 6 months

Predictors for mortality within 6 moa	History of pre-TIPS HE				No history of pre-TIPS HE
	n	OR	P	95% CI	n	OR	P	95% CI
Age ≥65 yr	126	1.78	0.266	0.64–4.94	76	1.46	0.527	0.45–4.77
Male vs female	126	0.54	0.197	0.21–1.38	76	1.06	0.923	0.32–3.55
Stent type: traditional vs controlled expansion	126	1.95	0.262	0.61–6.24	76	0.88	0.860	0.21–3.65
MELD score	125	1.12	0.001	1.05–1.21	75	1.04	0.411	0.95–1.14
MELD-Na score	125	1.13	0.002	1.05–1.21	75	1.04	0.323	0.96–1.14
Child-Pugh score	125	1.56	0.010	1.11–2.16	74	1.99	0.080	0.92–4.32
≥1 admission for HE within 6 mo pre-TIPS	126	2.40	0.117	0.80–7.16	0	—	—	—
≥1 ICU admission for HE within 6 mo pre-TIPS	126	1.74	0.518	0.33–9.26	0	—	—	—
PV pressure	121	0.99	0.725	0.91–1.07	75	1.02	0.790	0.91–1.14
RA pressure	120	0.98	0.699	0.88–1.09	74	1.04	0.525	0.92–1.18
PSPG	124	0.99	0.812	0.90–1.08	75	0.94	0.371	0.83–1.07
AST	126	0.99	0.628	0.97–1.02	75	1.00	0.295	1.00–1.01
ALT	126	1.00	0.8876	0.97–1.03	75	1.01	0.262	1.00–1.02
Sodium	126	0.96	0.389	0.87–1.06	76	0.96	0.534	0.86–1.08
Albumin	126	1.44	0.275	0.75–2.76	73	0.59	0.313	0.21–1.64
Bilirubin (total)	126	1.12	0.008	1.03–1.23	75	1.11	0.735	0.60–2.08
Creatinine	126	1.18	0.481	0.75–1.86	76	1.29	0.254	0.83–2.01
Blood urea nitrogen	122	1.02	0.052	1.00–1.05	74	1.02	0.348	0.98–1.05
Body weight	121	0.99	0.054	0.98–1.00	75	0.99	0.277	0.98–1.01
INR	124	5.17	0.011	1.45–18.4	76	1.45	0.840	0.04–53.1

ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; CI, confidence interval; HE, hepatic encephalopathy; ICU, intensive care unit; INR, international normalized ratio; MELD, model for end-stage liver disease; OR, odds ratio; PSPG, portosystemic pressure gradient; PV, portal vein; RA, right atrium; TIPS, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.

^aExcluding postorthotopic liver transplant mortality.