Table 3 Association between different factors and 6-month mortality in the methylprednisolone group

Male

0.496 (0.169–1.451)

0.200

Centers^a

–

0.575

Antiviral treatment^a

–

0.681

Age (years)

1.006 (0.975–1.039)

0.695

cirrhosis

1.254 (0.429–3.670)

0.679

Time from onset to admission (days)

1.021 (1.001–1.043)

0.044

1.021 (0.997–1.045)

0.085

MELD scores

1.144 (1.053–1.244)

0.001

lg HBV DNA

0.812 (0.653–1.008)

0.060

HBV DNA positive

0.247 (0.105–0.584)

0.001

4.875 (1.596–14.889)

0.005

 HBeAg positive

1.130 (0.506–2.523)

0.765

 HBsAg

1.000 (1.000–1.000)

0.184

 ALT(U/L)

0.999 (0.999–1.000)

0.213

 AST(U/L)

1.000 (0.999–1.001)

0.669

 Bilirubin (μmol/L)

1.005 (1.002–1.008)

0.001

1.001 (0.998–1.004)

0.534

 Cholinesterase (IU/L)

1.000 (0.999–1.000)

0.375

 AFP (ng/ml)

0.997 (0.994–1.001)

0.111

 Albumin (g/L)

0.978 (0.872–1.096)

0.700

 Blood urea nitrogen (mmol/L)

1.094 (0.941–1.271)

0.241

 Creatinine (μmol/L)

1.000 (0.987–1.013)

0.976

 NH3 (μmol/L)

1.005 (0.998–1.012)

0.152

 Triglyceride (mmol/L)

0.731 (0.394–1.356)

0.320

 Cholesterol (mmol/L)

0.896 (0.537–1.496)

0.675

 White cell (× 10⁹/L)

1.049 (0.942–1.168)

0.381

 Red cell (× 10⁹/L)

0.996 (0.611–1.622)

0.986

 Hemoglobin (g/L)

0.998 (0.978–1.019)

0.870

 Platelet (× 10⁹/L)

0.999 (0.990–1.008)

0.851

 Lymphocyte percentage

0.955 (0.904–1.008)

0.096

 Monocyte percentage

1.181 (1.049–1.329)

0.006

1.156 (0.954–1.401)

0.138

Lymphocyte/monocyte ratio

0.533 (0.339–0.839)

0.007

0.537 (0.291–0.992)

0.047

 Procalcitonin (μg/L)

0.992 (0.732–1.344)

0.957

 Neutrophil percentage

1.018 (0.978–1.060)

0.375

 PTA (%)

0.929 (0.887–0.974)

0.002

0.901 (0.790–1.028)

0.122

 INR

2.764 (1.401–5.451)

0.003

0.613 (0.074–5.075)

0.650

 Ascites

2.467 (1.021–5.959)

0.045

1.143 (0.398–3.276)

0.804

 Infections

1.344 (0.588–3.072)

0.484

 Electrolyte disturbance

0.045 (0.000–64.307)

0.403

 HE

3.257 (1.347–7.873)

0.009

2.746 (0.868–8.683)

0.085

 Hypoalbuminemia

1.183 (0.404–3.464)

0.759

 HRS

6.965 (0.899–53.954)

0.063