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Table 6 The factors associated with liver transplant (LT) eligibility by Cox regression analysis in 177 patients completing work-up for LT

From: Extra-hepatic comorbidity burden significantly increases 90-day mortality in patients with cirrhosis and high model for endstage liver disease

Factor

Univariable analysis

Multivariable analysis

Hazard Ratio

95% confidence interval

P-value

Hazard Ratio

95% confidence interval

P-value

CCI

0.64

(0.53–0.78)

< 0.001

0.63

(0.51–0.79)

< 0.001

MELD committee

0.99

(0.96–1.01)

0.2

1

(0.97–1.03)

0.96

Age

1.002

(0.98–1.025)

0.9

1

(0.97–1.03)

0.9

Male gender

1.3

(0.9–1.9)

0.16

2.3

(1.5–3.7)

< 0.001

Body mass index

0.98

(0.96–1.01)

0.3

0.99

(0.96–1.03)

0.7

Race (reference white)

 Black

0.71

(0.3–1.2)

0.4

1.1

(0.4–2.6)

0.9

 Hispanic

1.2

(0.4–3.8)

0.8

1.8

(0.5–6.2)

0.4

 Asian

4.6

(1.1–18.8)

0.036

2

(0.5–10.6)

0.4

Etiology of liver disease (Reference alcohol)

 Alcohol and viral

0.7

(0.3–1.3)

0.2

0.6

(0.3–1.2)

0.16

 Viral

1.1

(0.6–1.9)

0.8

1.1

(0.6–2.1)

0.7

 Autoimmune

2.1

(1.1–4)

0.03

2.4

(1.2–5.2)

0.02

 Fatty liver

1.1

(0.6–2)

0.9

1.6

(0.8–3.2)

0.17

 Cryptogenic

1.2

(0.4–3.7)

0.7

0.9

(0.3–3.1)

0.9

 Hepatocellular carcinoma

0.65

(0.43–0.98)

0.038

1

(0.6–1.7)

0.98

  1. Abbreviations: CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index (excluding liver disease and liver cancer), MELD Model for End-stage Liver Disease with sodium modification, NA not applicable