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. 2023 Apr 1;9(4):e15080. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15080

Table 4.

Hazard ratios of mortality within a 5 year follow-up at different underweight cut-off values.

BMI cut-off n aHR1 95% CI p-value Model likelihood ratio
BMI 17–29.9 kg/m2 (reference) 152 – – – –
BMI <17 kg/m2 47 1.57 [0.77–3.18] 0.21 27.33
BMI <16 kg/m2 35 1.34 [0.60–2.97] 0.47 28.39
BMI 16–16.9 kg/m2 12 2.35 [0.87–6.40] 0.09
BMI <15 kg/m2 22 1.30 [0.53–3.21] 0.57 27.83
BMI 15–16.9 kg/m2 25 1.88 [0.81–4.38] 0.14
BMI <14 kg/m2 13 2.11 [0.76–5.89] 0.15 27.86
BMI 14–16.9 kg/m2 34 1.40 [0.64–3.07] 0.41
BMI <13 kg/m2 4 4.00 [0.87–18.35] 0.07 28.69
BMI 13–16.9 kg/m2 43 1.43 [0.69–2.98] 0.33

aHR; adjusted hazard ratio, CI; confidence interval.

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Model covariates: age, sex, cystic fibrosis versus other lung disease, diabetes, total bilirubin, recipient CMV IgG, donor age, pre-transplant ECMO, pre-transplant mechanical ventilation, transplant type.