Table 3:
Univariable analysis | Multivariable analysis | ||||||
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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;