Table 3. Univariate analysis of prognostic factors on the waiting list.

	Hazard ratio	CI 95%	P value
Gender	0.87	[0.45–1.68]	0.68
Age*	1.01	[0.97–1.04]	0.69
Ln(FGF23)*	2.03	[1.68–2.45]	<0.0001
MELD score*	1.03	[1.01–1.05]	0.04
GFR*	0.98	[0.97–0.99]	<0.0001
Serum sodium concentration*	0.84	[0.79–0.90]	<0.0001
MELD-Na score*	1.04	[1.02–1.07]	0.002
Viral hepatitis	0.84	[0.43–1.61]	0.59
Refractory ascites	2.89	[1.59–5.26]	0.001
Hepatocellular carcinoma	0.49	[0.25–0.97]	0.04

Analyses were performed with the use of a Cox proportional-hazard analysis considering transplant as a censor.

^*HR for an increase of one unit of the variable.

GFR: glomerular filtration rate.