Table 3.
Univariate analysis of overall 1-, 3- and 5-year survival rates post-liver transplantation between patients with diabetes mellitus and without diabetes mellitus
| Variables |
DM, % |
Non-DM, % |
P value | ||||
| 1 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 1 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | ||
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | 80 | 74 | 72 | 84 | 77 | 75 | 0.140 |
| Female | 76 | 62 | 62 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 0.016 |
| Age, yr | |||||||
| ≤ 50 | 80 | 73 | 73 | 80 | 74 | 71 | 0.970 |
| > 50 | 79 | 73 | 71 | 88 | 83 | 80 | 0.002 |
| Tumor size, in cm | |||||||
| ≤ 3 | 83 | 79 | 79 | 90 | 86 | 83 | 0.047 |
| 3-5 | 86 | 79 | 74 | 87 | 79 | 77 | 0.689 |
| 5-7 | 66 | 49 | 43 | 71 | 65 | 63 | 0.171 |
| > 7 | 36 | 30 | 30 | 63 | 49 | 48 | 0.055 |
| Number of tumor nodules | |||||||
| Single | 85 | 82 | 79 | 90 | 84 | 82 | 0.325 |
| 2-3 | 73 | 68 | 68 | 86 | 81 | 79 | 0.007 |
| ≥ 4 | 76 | 62 | 60 | 72 | 64 | 61 | 0.961 |
| Venous invasion | |||||||
| Absent | 85 | 80 | 79 | 88 | 84 | 82 | 0.113 |
| Present | 45 | 28 | 25 | 63 | 47 | 42 | 0.033 |
| Lymph node invasion | |||||||
| Absent | 80 | 74 | 72 | 85 | 79 | 76 | 0.032 |
| Present | 73 | 64 | 64 | 78 | 70 | 66 | 0.979 |
| Capsular invasion | |||||||
| Absent | 80 | 74 | 72 | 85 | 79 | 77 | 0.050 |
| Present | 75 | 61 | 61 | 79 | 72 | 70 | 0.554 |
| Edmondson | |||||||
| 1 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0.134 |
| 2 | 82 | 77 | 75 | 87 | 81 | 78 | 0.124 |
| 3 + 4 + 5 | 74 | 66 | 64 | 79 | 73 | 71 | 0.229 |
| Serum AFP level, in ng/mL | |||||||
| < 200 | 85 | 81 | 79 | 88 | 83 | 82 | 0.161 |
| 200-400 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 78 | 68 | 66 | 0.502 |
| 400-1000 | 71 | 51 | 42 | 82 | 72 | 66 | 0.189 |
| 1000-2000 | 68 | 41 | 41 | 73 | 61 | 55 | 0.454 |
| > 2000 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 62 | 56 | 51 | 0.052 |
| MELD score | |||||||
| < 10 | 79 | 68 | 68 | 84 | 77 | 74 | 0.101 |
| 10-15 | 78 | 70 | 70 | 84 | 78 | 76 | 0.197 |
| > 15 | 82 | 80 | 75 | 85 | 80 | 78 | 0.423 |
| Child-Pugh class | |||||||
| A (5-6) | 83 | 78 | 78 | 85 | 79 | 76 | 0.792 |
| B (7-9) | 75 | 67 | 63 | 83 | 78 | 75 | 0.018 |
| C (≥ 9) | 79 | 74 | 72 | 82 | 77 | 75 | 0.479 |
| Fasting blood glucose, in mmol/L | |||||||
| ≤ 7 | 77 | 73 | 71 | 85 | 79 | 76 | 0.145 |
| > 7 | 80 | 73 | 71 | 80 | 73 | 67 | 0.955 |
| BMI, in kg/m2 | |||||||
| < 18.5 | 68 | 62 | 62 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 0.156 |
| 18.5-24 | 77 | 72 | 70 | 84 | 78 | 76 | 0.048 |
| 24-28 | 86 | 78 | 76 | 85 | 79 | 76 | 0.951 |
| > 28 | 81 | 72 | 72 | 85 | 80 | 74 | 0.656 |
| ALP | |||||||
| ≤ 112 | 83 | 78 | 76 | 87 | 81 | 78 | 0.281 |
| > 112 | 74 | 66 | 65 | 80 | 74 | 72 | 0.102 |
| GGT | |||||||
| ≤ 54 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 92 | 88 | 85 | 0.559 |
| > 54 | 75 | 66 | 63 | 79 | 72 | 69 | 0.104 |
| ALT, in IU/L | |||||||
| ≤ 40 | 86 | 81 | 80 | 89 | 85 | 83 | 0.339 |
| 40-80 | 73 | 68 | 65 | 83 | 77 | 74 | 0.017 |
| > 80 | 77 | 68 | 66 | 75 | 68 | 64 | 0.633 |
| AST, in IU/L | |||||||
| ≤ 40 | 88 | 82 | 80 | 91 | 86 | 84 | 0.307 |
| 40-80 | 76 | 71 | 70 | 85 | 78 | 76 | 0.038 |
| > 80 | 74 | 67 | 64 | 74 | 68 | 64 | 0.872 |
| TC, in mmol/L | |||||||
| ≤ 1.7 | 79 | 72 | 71 | 85 | 79 | 77 | 0.021 |
| > 1.7 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 79 | 71 | 64 | 0.473 |
| CH, in mmol/L | |||||||
| ≤ 3.88 | 81 | 75 | 73 | 85 | 80 | 77 | 0.151 |
| 3.88-5.2 | 74 | 69 | 67 | 86 | 78 | 75 | 0.058 |
| > 5.2 | 83 | 71 | 71 | 77 | 71 | 68 | 0.737 |
| Pre-LT antitumor therapy | |||||||
| No | 77 | 73 | 71 | 85 | 79 | 76 | 0.020 |
| local therapy | 83 | 71 | 71 | 79 | 73 | 71 | 0.910 |
| Resection | 92 | 80 | 72 | 88 | 84 | 80 | 0.809 |
| HBeAg | |||||||
| Negative | 79 | 73 | 71 | 85 | 78 | 76 | 0.055 |
| Positive | 82 | 75 | 73 | 83 | 79 | 76 | 0.446 |
| HBV-DNA, in × 103 U/mL | |||||||
| < 1 | 80 | 73 | 71 | 85 | 79 | 78 | 0.072 |
| > 1 | 77 | 73 | 72 | 84 | 77 | 74 | 0.236 |
| Post-LT HBsAg reinfection | |||||||
| Negative | 79 | 73 | 72 | 84 | 79 | 76 | 0.045 |
| Positive | 80 | 70 | 60 | 87 | 73 | 69 | 0.678 |
BMI: Body mass index; DM: Diabetes mellitus; ALP: Alkaline phosphatase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; GGT: Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase; TG: Triglyceride; CH: Cholesterol; HBV: Hepatitis B virus; HBeAg: Hepatitis B e antigen; LT: Liver transplantation.