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Table 3 Univariate analysis of predictors for recipient overall survival

From: Impact of donor age on liver transplant outcomes in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: analysis of the SRTR database

 

HR (95% CI)

P value

Donor variables

  

Age (reference Group I)

 

 < 0.001

 Group II

1.097 (1.000–1.203)

0.050

 Group III

1.153 (1.053–1.262)

0.002

 Group IV

1.319 (1.164–1.493)

 < 0.001

Race (reference White)

 

0.778

 Black or African American

1.008 (0.917–1.108)

0.868

 Asian

0.983 (0.783–1.235)

0.885

 Hispanic/Latino

1.011 (0.910–1.124)

0.832

 Other

0.750 (0.483–1.165)

0.200

ABO (reference A)

 

0.123

 B

0.925 (0.824–1.039)

0.189

 O

1.053 (0.974–1.139)

0.196

 AB

0.961 (0.782–1.181)

0.706

Gender

1.005 (0.969–1.042)

0.781

Cause of death (reference Anoxia)

 

0.002

 Cerebrovascular/stroke

1.112 (1.019–1.214)

0.017

 Head trauma

0.960 (0.874–1.055)

0.397

 CNS tumor

0.452 (0.215–0.950)

0.036

 Other

0.955 (0.722–1.263)

0.747

DCD

1.052 (0.916–1.208)

0.476

Height (cm)

0.997 (0.994–1.000)

0.085

Weight (kg)

1.000 (0.999–1.002)

0.587

Recipient variables

  

 Age

1.018 (1.013–1.024)

 < 0.001

Gender (F vs. M)

0.972 (0.931–1.015)

0.195

Race (reference White)

 

 < 0.001

 Black or African American

1.177 (1.050–1.320)

0.005

 Asian

0.756 (0.645–0.885)

 < 0.001

 Hispanic/Latino

0.852 (0.767–0.946)

0.003

 Other

0.965 (0.706–1.320)

0.826

ABO (reference A)

 

0.226

 B

0.946 (0.844–1.061)

0.345

 O

1.044 (0.965–1.130)

0.28

 AB

0.927 (0.773–1.111)

0.41

Underlying liver disease (reference HCV)

 

 < 0.001

 HBV

0.687 (0.586–0.804)

 < 0.001

 Alcohol

0.905 (0.796–1.029)

0.126

 NASH

1.014 (0.890–1.154)

0.839

 Other

1.038 (0.922–1.169)

0.535

Height (cm)

1.003 (1.000–1.007)

0.071

Weight (kg)

1.000 (0.998–1.002)

0.849

Warm ischemia time (min)

1.000 (0.998–1.003)

0.674

Cold ischemia time (h)

0.999 (0.986–1.013)

0.915

BMI

0.997 (0.990–1.003)

0.303

MELD

1.016 (1.012–1.020)

 < 0.001

Albumin (g/dl)

0.893 (0.848–0.940)

 < 0.001

Bilirubin (mg/dl)

1.013 (1.008–1.017)

 < 0.001

INR

1.084 (1.040–1.131)

 < 0.001

Creatinine (mg/dl)

1.086 (1.061–1.111)

 < 0.001

Sodium (mmol/L)

0.991 (0.983–0.999)

0.034

Tumor staging (beyond vs. within Milan)

1.420 (1.160–1.738)

0.001

Tumor nubmer

1.113 (1.043–1.187)

0.001

Largest tumor diameter (cm)

1.065 (1.045–1.086)

 < 0.001

Sum of tumor diameters (cm)

1.061 (1.043–1.079)

 < 0.001

AFP value (ng/ml) > 400

1.928 (1.599–2.325)

 < 0.001

Pretransplant treatment

0.998 (0.912–1.091)

0.958

Immunosuppression Induction (reference anti-CD25)

 

0.514

 Thymoglobulin

1.074 (0.921–1.253)

0.362

 Anti-CD25 + Thymoglobulin

1.370 (0.612–3.064)

0.444

Maintenance at discharge

  

 Tacrolimus

0.884 (0.819–0.954)

0.002

 Cyclosporine

1.127 (0.912–1.391)

0.269

 Sirolimus

1.157 (0.969–1.382)

0.108

 Mycophenolate mofetil

0.915 (0.852–0.982)

0.014

 Steroids

0.898 (0.832–0.968)

0.005

  1. AFP, α-fetoprotein; BMI, body mass index; CNS, central nervous system; DCD, donation after cardiac death; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; INR, international normalized ratio; MELD, model for end-stage liver disease; NASH, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis