TABLE 5.

Multivariate Analysis of Predictors of Wait-List Dropout Because of Death or Delisting by Competing Risks

Predictor	Multivariate HR (95% CI)	P Value
Wait-time region
LWR (versus SWR)	3.45 (2.99–3.98)	<0.001
MWR (versus SWR)	2.20 (1.91–2.55)	<0.001
MELD exception listing year
2010–2014 (versus 2005–2009)	1.86 (1.69–2.04)	<0.001
Age (per year)	1.02 (1.01–1.02)	<0.001
HBV (versus HCV)	0.64 (0.51–0.81)	<0.001
Laboratory MELD ≥15 (versus <15)	2.06 (1.88–2.26)	<0.001
AFP
21–100 ng/mL (versus ≤20)	1.25 (1.12–1.40)	<0.001
101–500 ng/mL (versus ≤20)	1.55 (1.36–1.76)	<0.001
501–1000 ng/mL (versus ≤20)	2.19 (1.74–2.77)	<0.001
>1000 ng/mL (versus ≤20)	3.01 (2.50–3.62)	<0.001
Initial tumor burden
1 lesion 3.1–5.0 cm (versus 1 lesion 2–3 cm)	1.38 (1.24–1.53)	<0.001
2 lesions (versus 1 lesion 2–3 cm)	1.23 (1.10–1.37)	<0.001
3 lesions (versus 1 lesion 2–3 cm)	1.37 (1.17–1.61)	<0.001
Received LRT Prior to LT	0.70 (0.64–0.77)	<0.001

NOTE: LWR is regions 1, 5, and 9; MWR is regions 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8; and SWR is regions 3, 10, and 11.