Table 3. Results from competing risk regression investigating association between quartiles of MAIT cells and incident bacterial infection.
Death and liver transplantation were considered competing events.
| Competing risk regression- bacterial infection | Number exposed | Number of events | SHR | 95%CI | aSHR | 95%CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % MAIT cells/T-cells | 106 | 32 | 1.10 | 0.97–1.25 | 1.15 | 1.01–1.31 |
| Age | 106 | 32 | 1.00 | 0.97–1.03 | 1.01 | 0.97–1.04 |
| MELD-Na | 104 | 30 | 1.05 | 0.98–1.12 | 1.05 | 0.99–1.12 |
| Quartile 1 | 27 | 7 | reference | reference | ||
| % MAIT cells/T-cells | ||||||
| Quartile 2 | 26 | 8 | 1.05 | 0.38–2.88 | 1.16 | 0.35–3.80 |
| % MAIT cells/T-cells | ||||||
| Quartile 3 | 27 | 8 | 1.17 | 0.43–3.16 | 1.46 | 0.52–4.13 |
| % MAIT cells/T-cells | ||||||
| Quartile 4 | 26 | 9 | 1.51 | 0.55–4.06 | 2.25 | 0.71–7.13 |
| % MAIT cells/T-cells |
Abbreviations: MAIT cells mucosal-associated invariant T-cells, SHR subdistribution hazard ratio, aSHR adjusted subdistribution hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, MELD model of end-stage liver disease, Na sodium.