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. 2019 Feb 28;25(8):980–988. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i8.980

Table 3.

Binomial regression for number of hospitalized days within 12 mo

Characteristics Univariable
 Multivariable
IRR 95%CI P value aIRR 95%CI P value
Female gender 1.68 1.08-2.60 0.02 1.92 1.23-2.99 0.004
Non-Hispanic Caucasian 0.86 0.55-1.35 0.52
Age per year 1.00 0.98-1.03 0.80
Hypertension 1.31 0.84-2.04 0.24
Diabetes mellitus 1.05 0.65-1.69 0.85
Coronary artery disease 0.52 0.18-1.55 0.28
Stroke 0.20 0.03 0 1.16 0.13
Dialysis 1.63 0.55-4.87 0.34
BMI per 1 kg/m2 1.01 0.98-1.05 0.42
Autoimmune1 0.59 0.32-1.09 0.11
MELDNa per 1 point 1.09 1.04-1.14 < 0.001 1.08 1.03-1.13 0.001
Albumin per 1 mg/dL 0.58 0.39-0.84 0.005 0.47 0.31-0.70 < 0.001
Ascites 1.72 1.09-2.70 0.02
NCT per 1 s 1.00 1.00-1.01 0.13
Moderate/severe HE 1.28 0.82-1.98 0.28
Frail 2.12 1.17-3.81 0.007
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Combined autoimmune hepatitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, and primary biliary cholangitis. IRR: Incidence rate ratio; CI: Confidence interval; aIRR: Adjusted incidence rate ratio; BMI: Body mass index; MELDNa: Model for end-stage liver disease with serum sodium; NCT: Numbers connection test; HE: Hepatic encephalopathy.