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. 2023 Jan 23;21:9. doi: 10.1186/s12959-023-00455-w

Table 2.

Univariate analysis of portal vein thrombus resolution events

Variable Coefficient Stat HR (95%CI) P value
Age 0.02 2.86 1.02(1.00,1.04) 0.0909
BMI 0.01 0.01 1.00(0.94,1.08) 0.9029
Drinking -0.35 2.10 0.70(0.44,1.13) 0.1473
Smoking -0.48 3.54 0.62(0.38,1.02) 0.0599
Liver disease
 Cirrhosis -0.59 3.46 0.55(0.30,1.03) 0.0628
 Hepatic carcinoma -0.32 0.81 0.73(0.37,1.45) 0.3684
Comorbidities
 Atrial fibrillation 0.67 2.04 1.95(0.78,4.88) 0.1530
 Coronary heart disease 0.41 1.29 1.50(0.75,3.02) 0.2562
 Cerebral infarction 0.22 0.40 1.24(0.64,2.41) 0.5257
 Diabetes -0.19 0.61 0.83(0.52,1.33) 0.4345
 Ascites -0.41 3.31 0.67(0.43,1.03) 0.0687
 Splenomegaly -0.34 2.37 0.71(0.47,1.10) 0.1235
 Current GIB -0.13 0.26 0.88(0.54,1.44) 0.6126
 History of GIB -0.34 1.82 0.71(0.44,1.17) 0.1776
 History of abdominal surgery 0.35 2.39 1.42(0.91,2.23) 0.1218
 History of anticoagulants 0.63 3.59 1.87(0.98,3.57) 0.0580
 History of blood transfusion -0.11 0.21 0.90(0.56,1.44) 0.6501
 History of anti-hypertensive drugs -0.29 0.39 0.75(0.30,1.86) 0.5334
 History of endoscopic operation 0.44 1.81 1.56(0.82,2.98) 0.1781
 History of hepatic encephalopathy -0.48 0.65 0.62(0.20,1.97) 0.4197
 History of abdominal infection -0.51 5.23 0.60(0.39,0.93) 0.0222
The site of thrombus involvement
 Main portal vein thrombosis -0.13 0.26 0.88(0.54,1.45) 0.6112
 Portal branch thrombosis -0.10 0.20 0.91(0.59,1.39) 0.6514
 SMV thrombosis -0.28 1.38 0.76(0.48,1.21) 0.2405
 Splenic vein thrombosis 0.17 0.39 1.18(0.70,1.99) 0.5301
Esophageal varices -0.44 3.38 0.64(0.40,1.03) 0.0660
 Red color sign -0.44 2.53 0.64(0.37,1.11) 0.1117
Degree of esophageal varices
 mild REF
 moderate 0.20 0.20 1.22(0.51,2.94) 0.6526
 severe 0.23 0.29 1.26(0.55,2.88) 0.5896
CTP classification
 Level A REF
 Level B -0.50 4.47 0.61(0.38,0.96) 0.0345
 Level C -0.23 0.24 0.79(0.31,2.02) 0.6276
Laboratory findings
 PT > 12.1(s) -0.20 0.35 0.82(0.42,1.60) 0.5554
 INR > 1.5 0.04 0.01 1.05(0.45,2.45) 0.9174
 D-dimer > 0.55(mg/L) 0.03 0.01 1.03(0.41,2.56) 0.9490
 WBC (× 109/L)
  < 3.5 -0.19 0.54 0.83(0.51,1.36) 0.4616
  > 9.5 -0.07 0.05 0.93(0.52,1.68) 0.8172
RBC ≥ 3.8 (× 1012/L) 0.41 3.26 1.51(0.97,2.37) 0.0711
HB ≥ 115(g/L) 0.49 4.68 1.64(1.05,2.56) 0.0306
PLT ≥ 125 (× 109/L) 0.21 0.90 1.23(0.80,1.89) 0.3421
CRP > 5(mg/L) -0.64 8.16 0.53(0.34,0.82) 0.0043
ALB ≥ 40(g/L) 0.65 6.39 1.91(1.16,3.15) 0.0115
ALT > 40(U/L) -0.25 0.71 0.78(0.44,1.39) 0.3983
AST > 35(U/L) 0.41 3.40 1.51(0.97,2.34) 0.0652
TBIL > 21(μmol/L) 0.13 0.35 1.14(0.74,1.77) 0.5528
DBIL > 10.2(μmol/L) -0.05 0.06 0.95(0.61,1.47) 0.8068
SCR > 92(μmol/L) 0.01 0.01 1.00(0.56,1.78) 0.9952
TG > 2.26(mmol/L) -0.29 0.52 0.75(0.34,1.64) 0.4719
HDL ≥ 1.15(mmol/L) 0.10 0.20 1.11(0.71,1.73) 0.6585
LDL > 2.16(mmol/L) 0.08 0.15 1.09(0.71,1.67) 0.7023
K < 3.5(mmol/L) 0.14 0.27 1.15(0.67,1.98) 0.6043
AFP > 7(ng/mL) 0.23 0.62 1.26(0.71,2.22) 0.4307
Treatment and symptoms after diagnosis of PVT
 Hepatic encephalopathy -0.64 2.84 0.53(0.25,1.11) 0.0919
 Endoscope ligation 0.62 1.78 1.86(0.75,4.64) 0.1825
 Abdominal infection 0.22 0.35 1.25(0.60,2.59) 0.5542
 Blood transfusion -0.26 1.01 0.77(0.46,1.29) 0.3161
 Abdominal surgery 0.14 0.32 1.15(0.71,1.87) 0.5732
 Thrombolytic therapy 0.55 6.34 1.73(1.13,2.66) 0.0118
The drugs of thrombolytic therapy
 no drugs REF
 anticoagulants 0.80 11.00 2.22(1.39,3.55) 0.0009
 antiplatelets 0.04 0.02 1.05(0.52,2.09) 0.9017
Anticoagulant drugs
 low molecular weight heparin REF
 warfarin 1.56 1.83 4.78(0.50,46.07) 0.1760
Anticoagulant duration 0.01 0.06 1.00(1.00,1.01) 0.8009

HR Hazard ratio, CI Confidence interval, BMI Body mass index, GIB Gastrointestinal bleeding, SMV Superior mesenteric vein, PT Prothrombin time, INR International normalized ratio, WBC White blood cell, RBC Red blood cell, HB Hemoglobin, PLT Platelet count, CRP C-reactive protein, ALB Albumin, ALT Alanine aminotransferase, AST Aspartate aminotransferase, TBIL Total bilirubin, DBIL Direct bilirubin, SCR Serum creatinine, TG Triglyceride, HDL High-density lipoprotein, LDL Low-density lipoprotein, K Kalium, AFP Alpha-fetoprotein