Determinants of Outcome of Compensated Hepatitis C Virus-Related Cirrhosis

table 3. Univariate and Multivariate Analyses of Prognostic Factors for Decompensation Unrelated to HCC

Variable	Number of Patients	Univariate Analysis		Multivariate Analysis
Variable	Number of Patients	P^*	Relative Risk (95% CI)	P	Relative Risk (95% CI)

Age at diagnosis 63 y	72
>63 y	31	.01	3.0 (1.2-7.4)	NS
ALT 76 IU/L	43
>76 IU/L	60	.04	2.6 (1-6.5)	NS
Albumin 3.4 g/dL	89
<3.4 g/dL	14	.005	3.6 (1.4-9.6)	NS
Prothrombin time 63%	86
<63%	17	.003	3.7 (1.4-9)	NS
Platelets 102 × 10⁹/L	79
<102 × 10⁹/L	24	.05	2.3 (1-5.9)	NS
Child-Pugh score A	94
B	9	.0004	5.4 (1.9-15.5)	NS
IFN Yes	59
No	44	.001	4.5 (1.7-13.4)	.03	3.0 (1.1-8.7)

Abbreviations: NS, not significant; CI, confidence interval. ^* P values were obtained by using the log-rank test. P values were obtained by using Cox regression analysis. Relative risks were calculated by comparing classes with Cox regression analysis.