Urinary BA Indices as Prognostic Biomarkers for Complications Associated with Liver Diseases

Table 4

Univariate logistic regression analyses for the prediction of developing ascites in the entire liver-patient population based on demographics and non-BA parameters.

Demographics and non-BA parameters	value	value	Odds ratio (OR): Exp ()
			1 unit change	10% change	20% change
Age (yr)	0.012	0.366	1.012	1.000	1.001
BMI	-0.008	0.685	0.992	1.000	0.999
Gender	1.291	0.001	3.636	NA	NA
Race		0.258
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.048	0.601	1.049	1.005	1.010
Albumin (g/dL)	-1.980	0.001	0.138	0.481	0.231
INR	1.529	0.001	4.614	1.180	1.391
Protime (sec)	0.133	0.001	1.142	1.156	1.337
AST (U/L)	0.003	0.168	1.003	1.017	1.034
ALT (U/L)	-0.004	0.257	0.996	0.977	0.955
Bilirubin (mg/dL)	0.536	0.001	1.709	1.069	1.142
AST/ALT	1.895	0.001	6.653	1.246	1.552
MELD	0.276	0.001	1.318	1.281	1.642

value: regression coefficient; Race is a categorical variable which contains five race groups. There are five values for value and HR, one for each race group, which are not shown, because was not statistically significant in univariate logistic regression analysis; BMI: body mass index; INR: international normalized ratio; AST: aspartate transaminase; ALT: alanine transaminase; MELD: model for end-stage liver disease. NA: not applicable.