Research Article
The Effect of Splenectomy on the Reversal of Cirrhosis: a Prospective Study
Table 4
Multivariate linear regression of imaging markers with GEE models.
| Parameters | FibroScan (kPa) | Liver volume (cm3) | 1 (95% CI) | | (95% CI) | |
| Sex | | | | | Male | ref. | — | ref. | — | Female | −3.09 (−8.27-2.09) | 0.242 | −115.41 (−251.37-20.55) | 0.096 | Age (years) | 0.18 (−0.12-0.49) | 0.235 | 1.11 (−4.71-6.92) | 0.708 | Child-Pugh score | 3.94 (0.33-7.56) | 0.032 | −19.22 (−86.99-48.56) | 0.578 | Time | | | | | Preoperation | ref. | — | ref. | — | 1 month | −3.11 (−5.82--0.41) | 0.024 | 21.07 (−16.41-58.55) | 0.270 | 3 months | −4.07 (−6.62--1.52) | 0.002 | 25.32 (−16.24-66.88) | 0.232 | 6 months | −5.90 (−8.85--2.94) | <0.001 | 32.34 (−14.75-79.43) | 0.178 | 12 months | −7.29 (−10.67--3.91) | <0.001 | 25.83 (−24.75-76.40) | 0.317 | 24 months | −10.63 (−14.82--6.44) | <0.001 | 111.02 (17.87-204.18) | 0.019 |
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1Regression coefficient β. CI: confidence interval.
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