Table 3. Parameters associated with D-dimer levels in cohort B.

	A		B		C
Patient characteristics	B	p -Value	B	p -Value	B	p- Value
Age, y	0.01	0.527	–	–	–	–
Male sex	−0.161	0.686	–	–	–	–
ALD, vs. other etiologies	1.42	<0.001	0.106	0.743	–	–
Hepatic encephalopathy, CTP points	1.55	<0.001	0.016	0.946	–	–
HVPG, mmHg	0.168	<0.001	0.05	0.062	0.05	0.057
MELD, points	0.273	<0.001	–	–	–	–
CTP score, points	0.76	<0.001	–	–	–	–
Albumin, g/dL	−0.227	<0.001	−0.089	0.003	−0.089	0.002
Bilirubin, mg/dL	0.433	<0.001	0.184	0.004	0.184	0.004
INR	2.6	<0.001	–	–	–	–
Creatinine, mg/dL	2.56	0.958	–	–	–	–
CRP, mg/L	2.76	<0.001	1.9	<0.001	1.92	<0.001
Ascites, CTP points	1.7	<0.001	0.501	0.034	0.524	0.019

Abbreviations: ALD, alcoholic liver disease; CRP, C-reactive protein; CTP, Child–Turcotte–Pugh score; HVPG, hepatic venous pressure gradient; INR, international normalized ratio.

Note: (A) Univariate analysis, (B) multivariate analysis, and (C) final step of backward selection of linear regression analysis.