Predictive factors for liver abscess liquefaction degree based on clinical, laboratory, and computed tomography data

Table 1 Clinical characteristics and laboratory indicators of patients, n (%)

Variables	PL (n = 28)	WL (n = 82)	Univariate analysis		Multivariate analysis
			Z value	P value	P value	OR (95%CI)
Gender	19 (67.9)	51 (62.2)	-0.535	0.591
Age (years), median (25th, 75th percentiles)	69.00 (62.00, 77.00)	68.00 (56.00, 73.00)	-0.563	0.574
BMI, median (25th, 75th percentiles)	22.97 (20.82, 27.31)	22.69 (20.40, 26.15)	-0.161	0.872
Malignancy	4 (14.3)	18 (22.0)	0.872	0.381
Diabetes	20 (71.4)	38 (46.3)	-2.285	0.022a	0.044a	0.338 (0.118-0.971)
Hypertension	7 (25.0)	30 (27.6)	1.115	0.263
Cholecystitis	3 (10.7)	12 (14.6)	0.519	0.6021
Fever	20 (71.4)	56 (68.3)
Pneumonia	11 (39.3)	10 (12.2)	-3.135	0.002a	0.018a	0.213 (0.059-0.764)
Consciousness disturbance	0 (0.0)	13 (15.9)	2.233	0.0571
Respiratory dysfunction	1 (3.6)	14 (17.1)	1.789	0.1391
Laboratory tests, median (25th, 75th percentiles)
WBC (× 109/L)	10.27 (8.58, 13.49)	11.45 (9.04, 14.21)	-0.650	0.948
LYM (%)	10.90 (5.32, 16.18)	7.60 (4.62, 12.77)	-1.047	0.295
HCT (%)	32.85 (28.95, 37.25)	32.10 (28.78, 36.40)	-1.161	0.246
NP (%)	81.55 (75.35, 87.85)	84.30 (77.35, 88.90)	-1.060	0.289
PLT (× 109/L)	240.50 (162.25, 357.50)	212.00 (130.75, 287.50)	-0.419	0.676
PT (seconds)	12.85 (12.10, 13.38)	13.35 (12.20, 14.03)	-1.644	0.100
INR	1.12 (1.08, 1.18)	1.17 (1.07, 1.27)	-0.738	0.461
TT (seconds)	15.75 (15.15, 17.28)	16.70 (15.60, 17.50)	-1.411	0.158
Cr (μmol/L)	60.95 (54.05, 76.45)	62.50 (52.78, 85.25)	-1.215	0.224
Urea (mmol/L)	5.18 (4.13, 5.91)	5.11 (3.72, 8.65)	-1.562	0.118
TBIL (μmol/L)	17.25 (11.98, 25.98)	18.05 (13.30, 28.03)	-0.532	0.595
ALT (U/L)	33.35 (21.45, 71.25)	49.90 (32.90, 95.50)	-2.350	0.019	0.041a	1.013 (1.001-1.025)
GGT (U/L)	119.00 (90.00, 204.75)	124.50 (62.75, 238.25)	-1.517	0.129
FIB (g/L)	6.70 (5.58, 7.74)	6.40 (4.47, 7.49)	-1.379	0.168
TP (g/L)	59.80 (54.55, 67.35)	60.60 (54.50, 65.10)	-0.546	0.585
GLOB (g/L)	30.70 (27.53, 37.53)	31.55 (27.63, 36.60)	-0.384	0.701
ALB (g/L)	28.35 (24.83, 31.50)	27.45 (24.78, 32.33)	-0.254	0.800
A/G ratio	0.93 (0.78, 1.05)	0.90 (0.73, 1.05)	-0.620	0.951

^aP < 0.05.

¹P calculated χ² exact test.

PL: Poor liquefaction; WL: Well liquefaction; OR: Odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval; BMI: Body mass index; WBC: White blood cell; LYM: Lymphocyte percentage; HCT: Hematocrit; NP: Neutrophil percentage; PLT: Platelet count; PT: Prothrombin time; INR: International normalized ratio; TT: Thrombin time; Cr: Creatinine; TBIL: Total bilirubin; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; GGT: Gamma-glutamyl transferase; FIB: Fibrinogen; TP: Total protein; GLOB: Globulin; ALB: Albumin; A/G ratio: Albumin/globulin ratio.