Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Apr 27, 2025; 17(4): 104884
Published online Apr 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i4.104884
Table 2 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of patients in the training set stratified by survival status, n (%)
Characteristic
Overall (n = 593)
Survivors (n = 492)
Non-survivors (n = 101)
P value
Age (year)53.00 (46.00-61.00)53.00 (46.00-60.00)56.00 (48.00-63.00)0.109
Sex---0.459
Male406 (68.47)340 (69.11)66 (65.35)-
Female187 (31.53)152 (30.89)35 (34.65)-
Pre-TIPS Child-Turcotte-Pugh class---0.35
A292 (49.24)243 (49.39)49 (48.51)-
B259 (43.68)211 (42.89)48 (47.52)-
C42 (7.08)38 (7.72)4 (3.96)-
Etiology---0.818
Alcohol61 (10.29)48 (9.76)13 (12.87)-
Autoimmune liver disease37 (6.24)31 (6.30)6 (5.94)-
Cryptogenic180 (30.35)146 (29.67)34 (33.66)-
Drug-induced liver injury15 (2.53)13 (2.64)2 (1.98)-
Hepatitis B virus267 (45.03)227 (46.14)40 (39.60)-
Hepatitis C virus33 (5.56)27 (5.49)6 (5.94)-
Pre-TIPS portal venous pressure (mmHg)33.80 (29.29-37.55)33.02 (29.00-37.00)34.17 (31.00-37.55)0.057
Post-TIPS portal venous pressure (mmHg)21.87(15.96-27.78)21.98 (16.05-27.91)21.32 (15.54-27.10)0.305
Pre-TIPS inferior vena cava pressure (mmHg)8.00 (6.00-10.00)8.00 (6.00-10.00)7.00 (5.00-10.00)0.482
Post-TIPS inferior vena cava pressure (mmHg)9.00 (8.00-11.00)9.00 (8.00-11.00)9.00 (7.00-12.00)0.733
Pre-TIPS portal pressure gradient (mmHg)25.30 (21.00-30.00)25.00 (21.00-30.00)26.80 (23.00-30.00)0.031a
Post-TIPS porta pressure gradient (mmHg)11.90 (8.00-15.91)12.00 (8.00-15.81)11.00 (7.00-16.00)0.336
Portal vein diameter (mm)12.00 (10.30-15.80)13.00 (11.00-16.00)11.00 (9.00-14.00)< 0.001b
Right hepatic vein wedge pressure (mmHg)27.00 (21.00-32.00)27.00 (21.00-32.00)27.00 (22.00-32.29)0.179
Right hepatic vein free pressure (mmHg)10.75 (9.00-12.00)10.75 (9.00-12.00)10.75 (10.00-12.00)0.543
Pre-TIPS right atrial pressure (mmHg)6.13 (5.00-6.13)6.13 (5.00-6.13)6.13 (5.00-6.13)0.98
Pre-TIPS Child-Turcotte-Pugh score7.00 (5.00-8.00)7.00 (5.00-8.00)7.00 (6.00-8.00)0.888
Pre-TIPS MELD score60.10 (56.68-63.25)60.07 (56.55-63.15)60.27 (57.39-63.35)0.754
Total bilirubin (μmol/L)22.70 (16.00-35.20)22.70 (15.88-35.53)22.90 (16.05-33.90)0.953
Direct bilirubin (μmol/L)9.80 (6.50-16.30)9.85 (6.57-16.45)9.30 (6.30-15.60)0.62
Indirect bilirubin (μmol/L)13.20 (9.00-19.40)13.30 (8.82-19.70)12.80 (9.67-17.60)0.915
Creatinine (μmol/L)62.00 (52.00-74.00)61.00 (51.00-72.00)69.00 (59.00-87.00)< 0.001b
Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)19.00 (14.00-27.69)19.00 (14.00-27.00)20.00 (15.00-30.00)0.598
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L)28.00 (21.00-37.00)27.50 (21.00-37.00)29.00 (21.00-39.99)0.253
Kalium (mmol/L)3.94 (3.61-4.24)3.97 (3.68-4.25)3.77 (3.22-4.08)< 0.001b
Natrium (mmol/L)140.00 (138.00-142.00)140.00 (138.00-142.00)140.00 (139.00-142.00)0.979
Chlorine (mmol/L)107.00 (104.00-109.00)107.00 (104.00-109.00)107.00 (105.00-109.00)0.761
Alkaline phosphatase (U/L)86.00 (66.00-121.00)85.00 (66.00-121.00)88.00 (69.00-119.00)0.587
Glutamyl transferase (U/L)37.00 (20.00-71.00)38.00 (20.75-71.00)35.00 (18.00-81.00)0.526
Serum urea nitrogen (mmol/L)4.97 (4.04-6.44)4.94 (4.02-6.44)5.09 (4.16-6.39)0.674
Total protein (g/L)66.03 (61.30-70.00)66.09 (61.30-70.30)65.75 (61.27-69.50)0.863
Albumin (g/L)35.80 (32.30-39.30)35.75 (32.10-39.30)36.20 (33.40-39.80)0.285
International normalized ratio1.27 (1.15-1.42)1.27 (1.15-1.41)1.26 (1.14-1.44)0.727
Activated partial thromboplastin time (second)33.50 (30.90-37.10)33.50 (30.90-37.10)33.50 (31.00-37.20)0.939
Prothrombin time (second)13.90 (12.70-15.50)13.90 (12.70-15.52)13.90 (12.50-15.50)0.794
Prothrombin time activity (%)67.00 (57.00-77.00)67.00 (57.00-77.00)69.00 (56.00-76.00)0.943
Fibrinogen (g/L)1.98 (1.56-2.48)2.00 (1.57-2.45)1.82 (1.55-2.60)0.639
Blood ammonia (μmol/L)42.30 (32.20-58.65)42.55 (32.68-58.00)39.40 (30.00-59.10)0.264
White blood cell count (× 109/L)2.88 (1.90-4.14)2.83 (1.92-4.10)3.19 (1.84-4.38)0.608
Hemoglobin (× 1012/L)87.00 (74.00-104.00)86.50 (74.00-103.00)87.00 (76.00-111.00)0.181
Platelet count (× 109/L)76.00 (50.00-116.00)77.00 (49.75-117.25)75.00 (51.00-108.00)0.927
Alpha fetoprotein (ng/mL)233.19 (2.88-413.82)23.04 (2.57-365.37)575.44 (365.37-1328.95)< 0.001b
Carcinoembryonic antigen (ng/mL)2.40 (1.63-3.54)2.40 (1.63-3.54)2.46 (1.57-3.59)0.829
Carbohydrate antigen 125 (U/mL)137.25 (40.10-242.69)136.20 (40.05-232.68)145.69 (40.20-284.55)0.513
Cancer antigen 15-3 (U/mL)10.30 (7.50-14.10)10.30 (7.50-14.10)9.90 (7.40-13.90)0.71
Glycosylated chain antigen CA199 (U/mL)11.47 (4.81-15.26)11.71 (4.83-15.26)9.50 (4.70-15.26)0.913