Table 3.
Multivariate survival analysis of the parameters used to calculate the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease and Model for Liver Transplantation Survival scores as independent variables for 1,006 liver transplants performed in the state of São Paulo between 2006 and 2009.
| Variable | β | SE† | Wald X2 | CoxPH | CI95% (CoxPH) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELD | ||||||
| Log-creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.17 | 0.09 | 3.69 | 1.19 | 1.00 to 1.42 | 0.055 |
| Log-total bilirubin (mg/dL) | 0.12 | 0.06 | 4.18 | 1.13 | 1.01 to 1.27 | 0.041* |
| INR | 0.18 | 0.16 | 1.27 | 1.19 | 0.88 to 1.62 | 0.260 |
| MLTS | ||||||
| Recipient age | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1.92 | 1.01 | 1.00 to 1.02 | 0.166 |
| Donor age | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 1.00 | 0.99 to 1.01 | 0.897 |
| Log-creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.38 | 0.22 | 3.06 | 1.46 | 0.96 to 2.22 | 0.080 |
| Log-total bilirubin (mg/dL) | 0.26 | 0.13 | 3.92 | 1.29 | 1.00 to 1.67 | 0.048* |
| Cold ischemia duration (hours) | 0.05 | 0.02 | 4.74 | 1.05 | 1.00 to 1.09 | 0.029* |
| Warm ischemia duration (min) | 0.01 | 0.00 | 11.88 | 1.01 | 1.00 to 1.02 | 0.001* |
| Log-prothrombin time (s) | 0.01 | 0.00 | 2.89 | 1.01 | 1.00 to 1.01 | 0.089 |
| Retransplant | 0.53 | 0.20 | 7.15 | 1.70 | 1.15 to 2.50 | 0.008* |
<?ENTCHAR dagger?>: SE, standard error
*statistically significant