Pathological Features of Mitochondrial Ultrastructure Predict Susceptibility to Post-TIPS Hepatic Encephalopathy

Table 3

Univariate competing risk regression for the relationship between clinical characteristics of the patients and time to PSE.

Items	PSE Present; (n=38)	PSE Absent; (n=82)	HR(95%CI)	P
Age (mean ± SD, years)	55.3±8.31	51.9±8.97	0.634(0.218-1.402)	NS
CTP Stage A/B/C (n.)	19/14/5	45/23/14	1.482(0.547-3.563)	NS
MELD score	8.07±3.96	7.36±4.13	0.744(0.156-1.215)	NS
Ammonia (mean ± SD, μmol/L)	51.6±16.7	99.4±20.9	1.997(1.163-3.563)	0.027
PPG reduction (mean ± SD, mmHg)	11.3±1.51	10.1±2.63	1.133(0.896-1.427)	NS
Mitochondrial damage(Group A/B)	19/19	23/59	2.561(1.615-3.873)	0.017

HR: hazard ratio.