Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Hepatol. Dec 18, 2017; 9(35): 1278-1285
Published online Dec 18, 2017. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v9.i35.1278
Table 2 Relationship between selected variables and presence of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
VariablenEvents n (%)Bivariate analysis
Multivariate analysis
HR (95%CI)PHR (95%CI)P
PPI use
Yes15134 (22.5)1.44 (0.85-2.47)0.1761.50 (0.87-2.58)0.142
No10723 (21.5)11
CTP
A10315 (26.3)11
B11930 (52.6)2.10 (1.12-3.92)0.0202.16 (1.14-4.09)0.018
C3612 (21.1)3.62 (1.69-7.78)0.0013.77 (1.66-8.59)0.002
MELD
≥ 157819 (33.3)1.41 (0.81-2.45)0.2260.95 (0.52-1.72)0.854
< 1518038 (66.7)11
UGB
Yes5311 (19.3)0.92 (0.48-1.79)0.8080.99 (0.51-1.92)0.967
No20546 (83.7)1