Table 3.

Significant predictors of hospitalisation days per 12 mo on multivariable analysis

Characteristic	IRR (95%CI), n = 583	P value
Frail by Fried Frailty Index	1.21 (1.02, 1.44)	0.03
MELD score	1.10 (1.06, 1.15)	< 0.001
Albumin (g/L)	0.43 (0.31, 0.61)	< 0.001
Female sex	1.85 (1.22, 2.81)	0.004

Frail-Fried Frailty Index ≥ 3. IRR: Incidence rate ratios; MELD: Model for end-stage liver disease.