Table 3.

Univariable linear regression model for the outcome of days alive and out of the hospital

	Parameter Estimate	95% CI	p-value
Sarcopenia	−0.10	−0.12, −0.08	<0.0001
Age	0.0018	0.0011, 0.0025	<0.0001
Male sex	−0.01	−0.03, 0.008	0.25
Non-white race	−0.04	−0.06, −0.02	<0.0001
Obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2)	−0.03	−0.05, −0.01	0.0007
ICD prior to transplant	0.04	0.02, 0.05	<0.0001
Diabetes	−0.002	−0.02, 0.02	0.89
Prior stroke	0.006	−0.02, 0.03	0.62
Renal dysfunction (EGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73m2)	0.002	−.002, 0.02	0.83
Prior LVAD	0.01	−0.01, 0.04	0.33
High status prior to transplant (UNOS 1–2)	0.12	0.09, 0.14	<0.0001