Table 1:
Patient Characteristics in ACCELERATE-AH Patients Classified as AH vs. Non-AH in UNOS Database
| Classified With AH as UNOS Diagnosis? |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Yes (n=43) |
No (n=81) |
p |
| Age – yr – median (IQR) | 39 (34–51) | 43 (37–50) | 0.36 |
| Male, n (%) | 34 (79) | 52 (64) | 0.09 |
| Caucasian, n (%) | 34 (79) | 71 (88) | 0.21 |
| Employed, n (%) | 29 (67) | 36 (44) | 0.02 |
| Medical Insurance Private, n (%) Medicare, n (%) Medicaid, n (%) |
27 (63) 6 (14) 10 (23) |
58 (72) 7 (9) 16 (20) |
0.54 |
| Married / Stable Companion, n (%) | 25 (58) | 52 (64) | 0.51 |
| History of Co-Morbid Psychiatric Disease, n (%) |
17 (40) | 30 (37) | 0.78 |
| History of Non-THC Illicit Substance Usea, n (%) |
6 (14) | 9 (11) | 0.61 |
| History of Failed Rehabilitation Attempt, n (%) | 13 (30) | 20 (25) | 0.51 |
| History of Alcohol-Related Legal Issues, n (%) | 13 (30) | 20 (25) | 0.51 |
| Alcohol Consumption Immediately Prior to Hospitalizationb – units/day – median (IQR) |
12 (8–15) | 8 (5–16) | 0.16 |
| Years of Heavy Drinkingc – median (IQR) | 12 (6–20) | 17 (8–25) | 0.23 |
| Received Corticosteroids Pre-LT for AH, n (%) | 29 (67) | 45 (56) | 0.20 |
| Sodium at LT – mg/dL – median (IQR) | 135 (133–139) | 136 (134–140) | 0.09 |
| INR at LT – median (IQR) | 2.0 (1.8–2.5) | 2.2 (1.8–2.7) | 0.20 |
| Bilirubin at LT – mg/dL – median (IQR) | 27.2 (21.3–34.6) | 23.4 (15.2–32.2) | 0.11 |
| Creatinine at LT – mg/dL – median (IQR) | 2.8 (1.7–4.6) | 2.1 (1.3–3.5) | 0.06 |
| Mechanical Ventilation at LT, n (%) | 3 (7) | 14 (17) | 0.11 |
| Renal Replacement Therapy at LT, n (%) | 25 (58) | 47 (58) | 0.99 |
| Na-MELD Score at LT - median (IQR) | 38 (36–40) | 39 (35–40) | 0.74 |
a
1 missing value in Yes group
b
2 missing values: 1 in Yes group, 1 in No group
c
3 missing values: 1 in Yes group, 2 in No group