Table 3.
Characteristics of patients that showed to the first transitional care liver clinic visit by transplant eligibility at 1 yr
| Variables | Show patients, | Show patients, | P value |
| transplant eligible 1 yr | non-transplant eligible 1 yr | ||
| [n = 7] | [n = 39] | ||
| Age | |||
| Mean (range) | 51.9 (26-69) | 51.8 (34-69) | 0.98 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 5 (71.4%) | 26 (66.7%) | 0.80 |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||
| Caucasian | 7 (100.0%) | 25 (64.1%) | 0.08 |
| Hispanic | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (15.4%) | 0.57 |
| African American | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (15.4%) | 0.57 |
| Other | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (5.1%) | 1 |
| Insurance | |||
| Medicaid | 1 (14.3%) | 18 (46.2%) | 0.11 |
| Medicare | 2 (28.6%) | 9 (23.1%) | 0.75 |
| Private | 3 (42.9%) | 9 (23.1%) | 0.27 |
| Uninsured | 1 (14.3%) | 3 (7.7%) | 0.57 |
| Homeless | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (2.6%) | 1 |
| English Primary Language | 7 (100.0%) | 36 (92.3%) | 1 |
| Marital Status | |||
| Married | 3 (42.9%) | 16 (41.0%) | 0.93 |
| Single | 4 (57.1%) | 23 (59.0%) | 0.93 |
| Cirrhosis Etiology | |||
| EtOH | 6 (85.7%) | 22 (56.4%) | 0.14 |
| EtOH/HCV | 0 (0.0%) | 11 (28.2%) | 0.17 |
| HCV | 1 (14.3%) | 2 (5.1%) | 0.37 |
| NASH | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (5.1%) | 1 |
| PBC | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (2.6%) | 1 |
| NASH/EtOH | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (2.6%) | 1 |
| Other | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 |
| Decompensation | 7 (100.0%) | 36 (92.3%) | 1 |
| Ascites | 6 (85.7%) | 30 (76.9%) | 0.60 |
| Hepatic Encephalopathy | 4 (57.1%) | 23 (59.0%) | 0.93 |
| Variceal hemorrhage | 1 (14.3%) | 12 (27.3%) | 0.79 |
| Child Pugh Score | |||
| A | 1 (14.1%) | 4 (10.3%) | 0.75 |
| B | 5 (71.4%) | 19 (48.7%) | 0.27 |
| C | 1 (14.1%) | 16 (41.0%) | 0.18 |
| MELD mean (range) | 13.7 (10-20) | 15.6 (6-30) | 0.44 |
| Patient reported active alcohol use on last admission | 2 (28.6%) | 25 (64.1%) | 0.08 |
| Patient reported active substance use on last admission | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (12.8%) | 1 |
| Previous 1 yr hospitalizations | 5 (71.4%) | 24 (61.5%) | 0.62 |
| Previous 1 yr hepatology visit | 3 (42.9%) | 13 (33.3%) | 0.63 |
| Accompanied at first TCLC | 6 (85.7%) | 13 (33.3%) | 0.01 |
| Deceased at 1 yr | 0 (0.0%) | 13 (33.3%) | 0.17 |
EtOH: Alcohol; HCV: Hepatitis C virus; PBC: Primary biliary cholangitis; NASH: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; AIH: Autoimmune hepatitis; PSC: Primary sclerosing cholangitis; HBV: Hepatitis B virus; TCLC: Transitional care liver clinic.