Table 2.

(a) Univariate analyses of factors linked to overall survival for males (n = 205). (b) Multivariate analyses of factors linked to overall survival for male.

(a)
Variables	Number of Each Category		Univariate
			p Value
Age (years) ≥ 70, yes/no	91/114		0.0041
Cause of liver diseases, B/C/others	22/122/61		0.2746
SMI ≥ 7.0 cm2/m2, yes/no	127/78		<0.0001
Child-Pugh score ≥ 6, yes/no	99/106		0.0252
AST ≥ 29 IU/L, yes/no	146/59		0.0150
ALT ≥ 47 IU/L, yes/no	63/142		0.0407
Serum albumin ≥ 3.7 g/dL, yes/no	113/92		0.0011
Total bilirubin ≥ 2.0 mg/dL, yes/no	29/176		0.1539
Prothrombin time ≥ 77.1%, yes/no	111/94		0.4521
Platelet count ≥ 9.4 × 104/mm3, yes/no	101/104		0.2360
Total cholesterol ≥ 124 mg/dL, yes/no	165/40		0.2398
Triglyceride ≥ 56 mg/dL, yes/no	170/35		0.0649
Serum sodium ≥ 138 mmol/L, yes/no	166/39		0.0133
Fasting blood glucose ≥ 97 mg/dL, yes/no	145/60		0.4942
Serum creatinine ≥ 0.78 mg/dL, yes/no	84/121		0.0088
Body mass index ≥ 23.4 kg/m2, yes/no	91/114		0.0041
Ascites, yes/no	25/180		0.0712
(b)
Variables	Multivariate Analysis
	Hazard Ratio	95% CI	p Value
SMI (per one cm2/m2)	0.571	0.416–0.777	0.0005
AST (per one IU/L)	1.005	0.987–1.022	0.5683
ALT (per one IU/L)	0.990	0.972–1.008	0.3002
Child-Pugh score (per one point)	1.270	1.020–1.520	0.0424
Serum sodium (per one mmol/L)	0.912	0.807–1.033	0.1481
Serum creatinine (per one mg/dL)	1.104	0.769–1.397	0.4914

CI: confidence interval; SMI: skeletal muscle mass index; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase.