Spleen and Liver Stiffness Evaluation by ARFI Imaging: A Reliable Tool for a Short-Term Monitoring of Portal Hypertension?

Table 3

Binary logistic regression analysis of elastography results of both the liver and spleen, BMI, age, and MELD score did not show any significant relationship with HVPG-defined response (BMI = body mass index; HVPG = hepatic venous pressure gradient; LSM = liver stiffness measurement; MELD = model of end-stage liver disease; SSM = spleen stiffness measurement).

Parameter	OR	95% - CI	-value
LSM	0.649	(0.209 - 2.018)	0.450
SSM - upper third	1.425	(0.504 - 4.030)	0.504
SSM - hilar third	0.256	(0.059 - 1.111)	0.070
SSM - bottom third	0.132	(0.012 - 1.517)	0.104
SSM - overall	0.403	(0.070 - 2.324)	0.309
Sex	1.257	(0.245 - 6.445)	0.784
Age	0.945	(0.862 - 1.036)	0.225
MELD - score	0.939	(0.777 - 1.136)	0.518
BMI	0.976	(0.788 - 1.209)	0.825