Table 3 Multivariate competing risk analysis of incidence of nosocomial SBP.

From: Nosocomial infections in female compared with male patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis

Variable (all patients)

P-value

Hazard ratio (CI)

MELD score

0.088

1.0195 (0.9972, 1.0423)

Prior SBP

0.11

1.3445 (0.9337, 1.9359)

Platelets

0.074

1.0013 (0.9999, 1.0028)

Peritoneal catheter

 < 0.001

2.1858 (1.5788, 3.0264)

Primary norfloxacin prophylaxis

0.076

0.5097 (0.2430, 1.0692)

  1. Included parameters: sex, MELD score, diabetes, age, platelets, prior SBP, primary norfloxacin prophylaxis and peritoneal catheter.
  2. SBP spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, MELD model of end stage liver disease, CI Confidence interval.
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