Table 3.
(a) | |||
Variables | Number of Each Category | Univariate | |
p value | |||
Age (years) ≥ 77, yes/no | 22/156 | 0.0214 | |
Cause of liver diseases, B/C/others | 10/113/55 | 0.5037 | |
SMI ≥ 5.4 cm2/m2, yes/no | 139/39 | 0.0076 | |
Child-Pugh score ≥ 6, yes/no | 98/80 | 0.0009 | |
AST ≥ 80 IU/L, yes/no | 20/158 | 0.0544 | |
ALT ≥ 58 IU/L, yes/no | 32/146 | 0.0104 | |
Serum albumin ≥ 3.4 g/dL, yes/no | 117/61 | 0.0003 | |
Total bilirubin ≥ 2.3 mg/dL, yes/no | 10/168 | 0.7607 | |
Prothrombin time ≥ 73.7%, yes/no | 103/75 | 0.0355 | |
Platelet count ≥ 9.7 ×104/mm3, yes/no | 92/86 | 0.0333 | |
Total cholesterol ≥ 176 mg/dL, yes/no | 49/129 | 0.0558 | |
Triglyceride ≥ 72 mg/dL, yes/no | 108/70 | 0.0011 | |
Serum sodium ≥ 139 mmol/L, yes/no | 143/35 | 0.4064 | |
Fasting blood glucose ≥ 89 mg/dL, yes/no | 142/36 | 0.2428 | |
Serum creatinine ≥ 0.63 mg/dL, yes/no | 66/112 | 0.0137 | |
Body mass index ≥ 23.4 kg/m2, yes/no | 78/100 | 0.0270 | |
Ascites, yes/no | 19/159 | <0.0001 | |
(b) | |||
Variables | Multivariate Analysis | ||
Hazard ratio | 95% CI | p Value | |
Age (per one year) | 1.018 | 0.977–1.063 | 0.3998 |
SMI (per one cm2/m2) | 0.450 | 0.270–0.731 | 0.0016 |
ALT (per one IU/L) | 0.987 | 0.967–1.107 | 0.0506 |
Platelet count (per one × 104/mm3) | 0.919 | 0.828–1.008 | 0.0943 |
Child-Pugh score (per one point) | 1.938 | 1.400–2.690 | <0.0001 |
Triglyceride (per one mg/dL) | 0.998 | 0.983–1.011 | 0.7760 |
Serum creatinine (per one mg/dL) | 2.546 | 0.413–10.860 | 0.2545 |
CI: confidence interval; SMI: skeletal muscle mass index; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase.