Table 2.
Mortality according to patient characteristics.
| Inpatient mortality, % | p-value | 90-day mortality, % | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delirium/coma | 0.07 | 0.26 | ||
| Yes | 23.1 | 30.8 | ||
| No | 7.7 | 18.5 | ||
| Age, mean (alive/dead) | 55.9/55.8 | 0.96 | 55.7/56.4 | 0.79 |
| Sex | 0.52 | 0.43 | ||
| Male | 10.3 | 19.0 | ||
| Female | 15.2 | 27.3 | ||
| Race/ethnicity | 0.38 | 0.91 | ||
| Non-Hispanic white | 16.4 | 21.8 | ||
| Non-Hispanic black | 6.1 | 24.3 | ||
| Hispanic | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Cirrhosis etiology | 0.92 | 0.86 | ||
| Viral hepatitis | 13.6 | 22.7 | ||
| Alcohol | 11.5 | 23.1 | ||
| Viral + alcohol | 12.5 | 25.0 | ||
| NASH | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Other | 20.0 | 20.0 | ||
| Principal discharge diagnosis | 0.28 | 0.26 | ||
| Altered mental status | 6.7 | 20.0 | ||
| GI bleeding | 10.5 | 15.8 | ||
| Infection | 28.6 | 42.9 | ||
| Other | 9.3 | 18.6 | ||
| Hepatic encephalopathy | 0.13 | 0.02 | ||
| Yes | 22.7 | 40.9 | ||
| No | 8.7 | 15.9 | ||
| Hepatocellular carcinoma | 0.48 | 0.008 | ||
| Yes | 20.0 | 80.0 | ||
| No | 11.6 | 18.6 | ||
| Acute physiology score, mean (alive/dead) | 7.1/11.7 | 0.02 | 6.9/10.0 | 0.053 |
| Child-Pugh | 0.04 | <0.001 | ||
| A | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| B | 9.4 | 12.5 | ||
| C | 21.6 | 43.2 | ||
| MELD, mean (alive/dead) | 13.2/20.4 | 0.01 | 12.6/19.1 | 0.001 |