Predictors of the outcomes of acute-on-chronic hepatitis B liver failure

Table 2 Univariate and multivariate analysis of clinical and biochemical data on the day of diagnosis

	Univariate analysis		Multivariate analysis
	OR (95% CI)	P value	OR (95% CI)	P value
Age ≥ 45	6.912 (3.009-15.879)	< 0.001	NI
Serum potassium ≥ 4.0	1.994 (0.928-4.284)	0.077	NI
APACHE-II score ≥ 12	7.167 (3.072-16.724)	< 0.001	7.160 (2.834-18.092)	< 0.001
Blood culture: Positive	14.103 (3.125-63.639)	0.001	13.520 (2.740-66.721)	0.001
Past diabetes history: Positive	6.837 (1.884-24.814)	0.003	NI

Age and history of diabetes mellitus were not included for multivariate analyses because these parameters had been calculated for the APACHE-II score. OR: Odds ratio; APACHE-II: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; NI: Not included in model.