Changes in Cardiac Varices and Their Clinical Significance after Eradication of Esophageal Varices by Band Ligation

Table 3

Univariate Cox regression analysis for EVs recurrence, variceal bleeding, and mortality after EVs eradication by EBL.

Variable	Rating	value
		EVs recurrence	EVs bleeding	Mortality
Age	Years	0.183	0.009	0.033
Sex	1 = women; 2 = men	0.449	0.375	0.208
Underlying liver disease	1 = alcohol; 2 = others	0.750	0.343	0.799
Purpose of EBL	1 = primary; 2 = secondary	0.007	0.007	0.881
Type of varices	1 = EVs only; 2 = GOV1s	0.217	0.597	0.679
Size of EVs at baseline	1 = F2; 2 = F3	0.662	0.816	0.261
Red color sign on EVs at baseline	1 = no; 2 = yes	0.766	0.675	0.678
Size of CVs	cm	0.958	0.938	0.118
Duration until EVs eradication	Months	0.584	0.478	0.749
Number of EBL sessions	Number	0.166	0.840	0.233
Number of used rubber bands	Number	0.212	0.928	0.296
CVs disappearance	0 = no CVs; 1 = disappeared CVs; 2 = persistent CVs	0.005	0.106	0.911
Platelet count	×10^9/L	0.587	0.301	0.293
INR	Ratio	0.366	0.747	0.890
AST, IU/L	IU/L	0.861	0.676	0.275
ALT, IU/L	IU/L	0.466	0.816	0.055
Bilirubin, mg/dL	mg/dL	0.718	0.623	0.089
Albumin, g/dL	g/dL	0.253	0.083	0.201
Creatinine, mg/dL	mg/dL	0.112	0.047	0.297
Sodium, mEq/L	mEq/L	0.980	0.841	0.004
Ascites	1 = no; 2 = yes	0.857	0.967	0.026
Encephalopathy	1 = no; 2 = yes	0.854	0.134	0.003
Child-Pugh score	Score	0.771	0.571	0.008
Child-Pugh classification	1 = A; 2 = B; 3 = C	0.883	0.786	0.164

AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; CVs: cardiac varices; EBL: endoscopic band ligation; EVs: esophageal varices; GOVs: gastroesophageal varices; INR: international normalized ratio.