Table 2.

Comparison of the survival rate relative to the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease, Model for Liver Transplantation Survival and Donor Risk Index scores based on the areas under the Receiver Operating Characteristic curve for 1,006 liver transplants performed in the state of São Paulo between 2006 and 2009.

Time point and model	N° deaths	Area	CI95% (area)			p-value
7 days	117
MELD		0.59	0.54 to 0.65			0.001*
MLTS		0.59	0.54 to 0.64			0.002*
DRI		0.46	0.40 to 0.52			0.150
1 month	177
MELD		0.58	0.53 to 0.62			0.001*
MLTS		0.59	0.55 to 0.64			<0.001*
DRI		0.46	0.42 to 0.51			0.122
3 months	215
MELD		0.61	0.57 to 0.65			<0.001*
MLTS		0.62	0.58 to 0.66			<0.001*
DRI		0.47	0.42 to 0.51			0.155
6 months	243
MELD		0.61	0.57 to 0.65			<0.001*
MLTS		0.60	0.56 to 0.65			<0.001*
DRI		0.47	0.42 to 0.51			0.107
1 year	264
MELD		0.60	0.56 to 0.64			<0.001*
MLTS		0.60	0.56 to 0.64			<0.001*
DRI		0.48	0.44 to 0.52			0.312
2 years	274
MELD		0.60	0.56 to 0.64			<0.001*
MLTS		0.60	0.56 to 0.64			<0.001*
DRI		0.49	0.45 to 0.53			0.724

*statistically significant