Table 2.

Predictors of Skeletal Muscle Preservation in the Multivariate Model.*

	OR (95% CI)	P value
Men vs. women	0.45 (0.27-0.73)	0.001
Diabetes	1.48 (0.90-2.44)	0.124
ALD vs. non-ALD	0.37 (0.18-0.77)	0.008
BTR	1.17 (1.03-1.33)	0.016

*Adjusted for age, sex, diabetes, ALD, liver cirrhosis, gastroesophageal varices, MELD score, ammonia, BTR, and loop diuretics.

ALD: alcohol-related liver disease; BTR: branched-chain amino acid-to-tyrosine ratio; CI: confidence interval; MELD: model for end-stage liver disease; OR: odds ratio.