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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Liver Transpl. 2012 Dec 12;19(1):89–95. doi: 10.1002/lt.23553

Table 3.

Factors by which the LT Rates are Lower in Women than Men, Controlling for other Variables Using Pooled Logistic Regression

Variables Controlled For Female/Male Transplant Odds Ratio on the Liver Transplant Waiting List P Value
Gender + UNOS Region + Blood Type 0.75 <0.0001
Gender + UNOS Region + Blood Type + MELD 0.84 <0.0001
Gender + UNOS Region + Blood Type + MELD + eLV1 0.87 <0.0001
Gender + UNOS Region + Blood Type + MELD + eLW2 0.86 <0.0001
Gender + UNOS Region + Blood Type + MELD + eLW3 0.86 <0.0001
Gender + UNOS Region + Blood Type + MELD + eLV4 0.87 <0.0001
Gender + UNOS Region + Blood Type + MELD + eLV5 0.86 <0.0001
Gender + UNOS Region + Blood Type + MELD + eLW6 0.87 <0.0001
1

eLV based on Formula Developed by Urata et al. 12 (ml)

2

eLW based on Formula Developed by Yoshimuzi et al.15 (g)

3

eLW based on Formula Developed by Chouker et al. 16 (g)

4

eLV based on Formula Developed by Heinemann et al. 14 (ml)

5

eLV based on Formula Developed by Vauthey et al. 13 (ml)

6

eLW based on Formula Developed by DeLand et al. 17 (kg)