Title: Triage policy to postpone endoscopy for patients with low-risk varices is safe during the
lockdown period of COVID-19 pandemic
Version: 4 Date: 18 Jun 2023
Reviewer's report:
Comments to the authors
Major points:
In Table 3, the authors have included too much variables in multivariate analyses. In usual, one-
tenth of the number of cases with event occurrence can be included in multivariate analyses.
If the number of cases with variceal bleeding is 17, only one or two variables can be included.
Moreover, at least age and gender should be included in multivariate analyses. Based on these
reasons, the results of multivariate analyses in Table 3 are not reliable and meaningless because
the number of patients with variceal bleeding is small. The authors should reconsider the
significance of presenting the multivariate analyses.
Title: Triage policy to postpone endoscopy for patients with low-risk varices is safe during the
lockdown period of COVID-19 pandemic
Version: 4 Date: 18 Jun 2023
Reviewer's report:
Comments to the authors
Major points:
In Table 3, the authors have included too much variables in multivariate analyses. In usual, one-
tenth of the number of cases with event occurrence can be included in multivariate analyses.
If the number of cases with variceal bleeding is 17, only one or two variables can be included.
Moreover, at least age and gender should be included in multivariate analyses. Based on these
reasons, the results of multivariate analyses in Table 3 are not reliable and meaningless because
the number of patients with variceal bleeding is small. The authors should reconsider the
significance of presenting the multivariate analyses.
Please review this paper.
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Title: Triage policy to postpone endoscopy for patients with low-risk varices is safe during the
lockdown period of COVID-19 pandemic
Version: 4 Date: 18 Jun 2023
Reviewer's report:
Comments to the authors
Major points:
In Table 3, the authors have included too much variables in multivariate analyses. In usual, one-
tenth of the number of cases with event occurrence can be included in multivariate analyses.
If the number of cases with variceal bleeding is 17, only one or two variables can be included.
Moreover, at least age and gender should be included in multivariate analyses. Based on these
reasons, the results of multivariate analyses in Table 3 are not reliable and meaningless because
the number of patients with variceal bleeding is small. The authors should reconsider the
significance of presenting the multivariate analyses.
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