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. 2018 Apr 10;23:236–245. doi: 10.12659/AOT.908329

Table 4.

Multivariable analysis of risk factors associated with postoperative acute kidney injury after liver transplantation defined by KDIGO criteria.

Univariable Multivariable
OR 95% CI P value OR 95% CI P value
Male sex 0.75 0.56–1.02 0.063
Body mass index 1.08 1.04–1.12 <0.001 1.09 1.04–1.13 <0.001
Hypertension 0.72 0.49–1.06 0.097
Early postoperative MBP (by decrease of 10 mmHg) 1.44 1.24–1.66 <0.001 1.36 1.16–1.59 <0.001
MELD score 1.04 1.02–1.07 <0.001
Cystatin C GFR (by decrease of 10 ml/min/1.73 m2) 1.10 1.06–1.15 <0.001 1.05 1.01–1.10 0.016
Albumin 0.42 0.33–0.54 <0.001 0.52 0.40–0.68 <0.001
Hepatitis B cirrhosis 0.61 0.47–0.79 <0.001
Alcoholic cirrhosis 1.77 1.25–2.55 0.002 1.44 0.99–2.12 0.062
Donor age 1.02 1.00–1.03 0.039
Transfused packed red blood cell (by unit) 1.04 1.02–1.05 <0.001 1.02 1.00–1.04 0.021
Graft-to-recipient weight ratio 0.50 0.30–0.84 0.008

KDIGO – the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes; OR – odds ratio; CI – confidence interval; MBP – mean arterial blood pressure; MELD – model for end-stage liver disease; GFR – glomerular filtration rate.