Liver stiffness and serum markers for excluding high-risk varices in patients who do not meet Baveno VI criteria

Table 2 Univariate and multivariate analyses of risk factors associated with high-risk varices in patients who did not meet the 2015 Baveno VI criteria

Variable	Univariate analysis				Multivariate analysis
	β	OR	95%CI	P-value	β	OR	95%CI	P-value
PT	0.289	1.335	1.117-1.595	0.001
PLT	-0.025	0.975	0.960-0.990	0.001
ALT	-0.008	0.992	0.987-0.997	0.003	-0.007	0.993	0.987-0.999	0.029
GGT	-0.013	0.987	0.979-0.996	0.003
LSM	0.035	1.035	1.004-1.068	0.025	0.077	1.080	1.030-1.132	0.001
MELD	0.091	1.096	1.002-1.198	0.045

ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; CI: Confidence interval; GGT: Glutamine transpeptidase; LSM: Liver stiffness measurement; MELD: Model for End-Stage Liver Disease; OR: Odds ratio; PLT: Platelet; PT: Prothrombin time. P < 0.05 was statistically significant.