Table 2.

Complications after Liver Transplantation

	Steroid group (n=132)	Steroid-free group (n=66)	p-value
Acute rejection	8 (6.1)	2 (3.0)	0.359
Hypertension	6 (4.5)	1 (1.5)	0.276
Infection
Viruses	3 (2.3)	2 (3.0)	0.742
Tuberculosis	1 (0.76)	1 (1.5)	0.615
Bacteria	6 (4.5)	6 (9.1)	0.206
Fungus	3 (2.3)	2 (3.0)	0.749
NODM	37 (28.0)	14 (21.2)	0.301
HBV recurrence	18 (13.6)	2 (3.0)	0.020
Hyperlipidemia	7 (5.3)	2 (3.0)	0.469
HCC recurrence	61 (46.2)	24 (36.4)	0.187
ERD	11 (8.3)	3 (4.5)	0.327
EAD	6 (4.5)	2 (3.0)	0.610

Data are presented as number (%).

NODM, new-onset diabetes mellitus; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; ERD, early renal dysfunction; EAD, early allograft dysfunction.