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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009 Jun 26;7(11):1236–1240. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2009.06.009

Table 4.

Cumulative Event Rate of Death or Transplant within 6 months comparing groups with MELD and MELDNa cut-off scores of 18 and 15

Cut-off Score 18 Cut-off Score 15
Group 1 2 3 1 2 3
MELD ≤ 18 > 18 ≤ 18 ≤ 15 > 15 ≤ 15
MELDNa > 18 > 18 ≤ 18 > 15 > 15 ≤ 15
Events 14 15 15 14 26 4
Number at risk (n,%) 37 (25) 39 (26) 72 (49) 32 (22) 74 (50) 42 (28)
Event Rate (%, CI*) 38 (22,54) 39 (23,54) 21 (12,30) 44 (27,61) 35 (24,46) 10 (1,18)
*

CI, 95% confidence interval. Number at risk (n) and percent (%) of total cohort.