Table 1 Clinical characteristics of recipients in different prealbumin levels
From: Low preoperative prealbumin predicts the prevalence of complications following liver transplantation
N (%) | Total (N = 191) | Low prealbumin (N = 111) | Normal prealbumin (N = 80) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, yearsa | 49 (42–58) | 49 (42–58) | 51 (43–58) | 0.557 |
Smokingb | Â | Â | Â | 0.300 |
Yes | 92 (48.2) | 57 (51.4) | 35 (43.8) | Â |
No | 99 (51.8) | 54 (48.6) | 45 (56.2) | Â |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | 0.301 |
Male | 161 (84.3) | 91 (82.0) | 70 (87.5) | Â |
Female | 30 (15.7) | 20 (18.0) | 10 (12.5) | Â |
Alcohol | Â | Â | Â | 0.323 |
Yes | 60 (31.4) | 38 (34.2) | 22 (27.5) | Â |
No | 131 (68.6) | 73 (65.8) | 58 (72.5) | Â |
Hypertension | Â | Â | Â | 0.651 |
Yes | 17 (8.9) | 9 (8.1) | 8 (10.0) | Â |
No | 174 (91.1) | 102 (91.9) | 72 (90.0) | Â |
Diabetes | Â | Â | Â | 0.190 |
Yes | 21 (11.0) | 15 (13.5) | 6 (7.5) | Â |
No | 170 (89.0) | 96 (86.5) | 74 (92.5) | Â |
Previous hepatectomy | Â | Â | Â | 0.001 |
Yes | 26 (13.6) | 7 (6.3) | 19 (23.8) | Â |
No | 165 (86.4) | 104 (93.7) | 61 (76.2) | Â |
HBV infection | Â | Â | Â | 0.016 |
Yes | 154 (80.6) | 83 (74.8) | 71 (88.8) | Â |
No | 37 (19.4) | 28 (25.2) | 9 (11.2) | Â |
BMIa | 23.4 (21.0–25.6) | 23.4 (21.0–25.9) | 22.9 (21.1–25.4) | 0.217 |
MELD score | 12.2 (6.2–20.0) | 15.2 (5.1–23.6) | 11.4 (8.2–13.6) | 0.059 |
Preoperative albumin, g/L | 36.3 (31.6–42.1) | 33.3 (30.0–37.3) | 43.7 (40.0–46.7) | < 0.001 |
Preoperative prealbumin, g/L | 0.10 (0.07–0.14) | 0.07 (0.05–0.10) | 0.15 (0.13–0.20) | < 0.001 |
Preoperative ALT, IU/L | 43.2 (30.9–72.7) | 48.8 (32.2–92.4) | 35.6 (27.7–53.0) | 0.005 |
Preoperative AST, IU/L | 53.8 (37.8–101.5) | 67.6 (47.9–127.7) | 37.9 (29.0–46.8) | < 0.001 |
Preoperative PLT, 10^9/L | 72 (47–118) | 69 (43–110) | 76 (54–134) | 0.124 |
Preoperative TB, umol/L | 78.0 (32.9–221.0) | 91.3 (33.0–341.0) | 68.1 (30.3–102.2) | 0.009 |
Preoperative creatine, umol/L | 67.0 (57.0–83.0) | 65.2 (53.4–87.3) | 71.3 (58.7–82.8) | 0.134 |
Preoperative INR | 1.23 (1.11–1.60) | 1.33 (1.17–2.16) | 1.15 (1.06–1.35) | < 0.001 |