Table 3. Multivariate-adjusted hazard ratio of mortality after liver transplantation (LT) for newly developed sarcopenia.
HR (CI) | HR (CI) | |||
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Unadjusted | p-value | Model 1 a | p-value | |
Post-LT sarcopenia | 2.81 (1.08–7.31) | 0.034 | 10.53 (1.37–80.93) | 0.024 |
Harrell's C (± SE) | 0.60 (0.05) | 0.81 (0.08) |
LT, liver transplantation;
HR, hazard ratio;
CI, confidence interval;
Harrell's C, Harrell's concordance index
aAdjusted factors: age, sex, model for end-stage liver disease score, pathology necessitating transplantation (hepatitis B virus-associated disease), hepatocellular carcinoma, cold ischemic time, diabetes mellitus, steroid dose at 6 months, living or cadaveric donor LT, donor age, donor sex, donor fatty change, graft types