Table 2 Univariate logistic regression analysis for the evaluated predictors

• Age (years)

− 1.901

0.13

0.015

0.817

0.366

1.013

0.985

1.043

• Sex

0.943

− 0.322

0.243

1.747

0.186

0.725

0.515

1.171

• ALT (IU/L)

− 1.850

0.018

0.010

3.286

0.07

1.018

0.999

1.037

• AST (IU/L)

0.003

0.002

0.008

0.102

0.749

1.003

0.986

1.019

• Serum albumin (gm/dl)

9.496

− 3.292

0.530

38.585

< 0.0001

0.037

0.013

0.105

• Serum bilirubin (mg/dl)

− 2.175

0.635

0.222

8.199

0.004

1.887

1.222

2.914

• Prothrombin concentration (%)

8.908

− 0.145

0.024

36.851

< 0.0001

0.865

0.825

0.907

• Child-Pugh score

− 4.451

0.455

0.089

26.242

< 0.0001

1.577

1.325

1.877

• Spleen diameter (cm)

− 4.904

0.225

0.067

11.315

0.001

1.253

1.099

1.428

• Ascites

− 3.986

1.564

0.251

38.806

< 0.0001

4.776

2.920

7.811

• PVD (mm)

− 6.596

0.378

0.051

55.551

< 0.0001

1.459

1.321

1.612

• PVV (cm/s)

4.612

− 0.449

0.050

79.876

< 0.0001

0.638

0.578

0.704

• Serum creatinine (mg/dl)

− 1.874

0.598

0.787

0.578

0.447

1.819

0.389

8.514

• Platelets (× 10³/mm³)

5.216

− 0.051

0.005

94.666

< 0.0001

0.950

0.940

0.960

• Hemoglobin (g/dl)

− 0.140

− 0.103

0.178

0.338

0.502

0.561

0.636

1.278

• Variceal form (F)

− 3.614

1.146

0.175

42.816

< 0.0001

3.144

2231

4.431

• Variceal Location (L)

− 2.013

0.588

0.203

8.384

0.004

1.801

1.209

2.681

• Red color sign

− 2.258

1.436

0.196

53.780

< 0.0001

4.205

2.865

6.173

• Gastric extension

− 1.276

0.395

0.249

2.509

0.113

1.485

0.910

2.421

• Modality of bleeding control

− 1.225

0.133

0.236

0.317

0.573

1.142

0.720

1.812