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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 Apr 1;34(4):449–456. doi: 10.1097/MEG.0000000000002322

Table 3:

Univariable and multivariable results of the Cox survival analysis using preselected baseline variables

Univariable analysis Multivariable analysis
Variable n Hazard Ratio (HR) 95%CI P value HR 95%CI P Value
Age, years 80 1.00 0.98–1.03 0.61
MELD score, per unit 78 1.21 1.12–1.30 <0.0001
MELD-Na, per unit 78 1.16 1.09–1.23 <0.0001 1.13 1.06–1.2 0.0003
CTP score, per unit 78 1.35 1.19–1.54 <0.0001
ALP, IU/L 78 1.00 1.00–1.01 0.03
Albumin, g/dl 78 0.49 0.31–0.78 0.002
Resting heart rate, bpm 79 1.02 1.00–1.04 0.05 1.02 1.00–1.05 0.05
Mean PAP, mmHg 80 1.00 0.98–1.03 0.97
CI (thermo), L.min−1.m2 74 1.03 0.79–1.34 0.81
PVR, Wood units 80 0.94 0.86–1.04 0.24
MvO2, % 64 1.00 0.97–1.03 1.00
RV dysfunction, present 75 0.97 0.57–1.65 0.92
PAH treatment during first 6 months, yes 80 1.07 0.57–2.02 0.84
Hepatic Encephalopathy, present 79 2.90 1.66–5.08 0.0002 2.04 1.09–3.85 0.03
Ascites, present 79 2.09 1.20–3.65 0.009
WHO functional class 1–2 vs. 3–4 77 0.95 0.55–1.62 0.85
Serum sodium, mmol/dl 78 0.91 0.84–0.98 0.02
Total bilirubin, mg/dl 78 1.23 1.06–1.42 0.006
INR 78 2.65 0.83–8.45 0.10
Serum creatinine, mg/dl 78 2.44 1.63–3.67 <0.0001
Etiology of liver disease 80
 Alcohol v/s others 15 0.83 0.39–1.72 0.61
 NAFLD v/s others 16 0.79 0.38–1.65 0.54
 Hepatitis C v/s others 16 0.57 0.27–1.19 0.13

All characteristics at the time of POPH diagnosis unless specified otherwise

Abbreviations: ALP, Alkaline Phosphatase; BMI, Body Mass Index; CTP, Child-Turcotte-Pugh; INR, International Normalized Ratio; LVEF, Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction, NAFLD, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Model for End stage Liver Disease; MELD- Na, Model for End stage Liver Disease with serum sodium; WHO, New York Heart Association;