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Table 5 Association of low fetuin A/α 2HS-glycoprotein levels with 1-year mortality of patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis calculated by adjusted multiple logistic regression*

From: Human serum fetuin A/α2HS-glycoprotein level is associated with long-term survival in patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis, comparison with the Child-Pugh and MELD scores

 

(A) 1-year follow-up period

(B) Follow-up between months 1–12

Variable

p*

p*

p*

p*

Hematocrit

0.482

0.597

0.463

0.453

Serum albumin

0.271

0.832

0.249

0.994

Transferrin

0.706

0.838

0.608

0.843

Serum creatinine

-

0.633

-

0.806

INR

-

0.290

-

0.262

MELD < 20, ≥ 20

0.172

-

0.165

-

AHSG < 365 μg/ml, ≥ 365 μg/ml

0.004

0.010

0.021

0.012

Odds Ratio of AHSG < 365 μg/ml, ≥ 365 μg/ml

58.82 95% C.I.: 3.703 – 950.8

49.35 95% C.I.: 2.497 – 975.6

28.91 95% C.I: 1.661 – 503.4

32.59 95% C.I.: 1.502 – 707.0

Model fit

p = 0.015

p = 0.068

p = 0.002

p = 0.012

  1. * P value of regression coefficient, adjusted for variables significantly associated with mortality at univariate analysis (Table 1)