Table 4.

Hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals for mortality by multivariate Cox proportional hazards analysis

Variable	Liver cirrhosis
	HR	95% CI	p value
Model 1a	2.595	1.524–4.420	< 0.001
Model 2b	2.218	1.278–3.848	0.005
Model 3c	2.703	1.585–4.609	< 0.001
Model 4d	2.172	1.225–3.851	0.008

HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval.

^aAdjusted for age.

^bAdjusted for age, albumin < 3.5 g/dL, and the international normalized ratio (INR).

^cAdjusted for age, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

^dAdjusted for age, albumin < 3.5 g/dL, INR, total bilirubin, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.