Table 3.
Bivariate analysis of liver transplant predictors
| Variable |
Liver transplant |
P value | |
| No | Yes | ||
| Gender (Male), n (%) | 70 (42.9) | 93 (57.1) | 0.451 |
| Age (yr), (mean, ± SD, range) | 58.1 ± 8.7 (27-77) | 57.9 ± 7.8 (32-73) | 0.8861 |
| Child-Pugh score, n (%) | 0.644 | ||
| A (5-6) | 43 (44.8) | 53 (55.2) | |
| B (7-9) | 33 (40.7) | 48 (59.3) | |
| C (10-15) | 7 (53.8) | 6 (46.2) | |
| MELD, mean ± SD, range | 11 (6-28) | 12 (7-23) | 0.0552 |
| AFP (ng/dL), (mean, ± SD, range) | 12.75 (0.6-22,411) | 8.8 (1.1-8,216) | 0.3352 |
| Coagulopathy, n (%) | 0.001 | ||
| No | 60 (55.0) | 49 (45.0) | |
| Yes | 27 (30.7) | 61 (69.3) | |
| Trombocytopenia, n (%) | 0.002 | ||
| No | 42 (58.3) | 30 (41.7) | |
| Yes | 45 (36.0) | 80 (64.0) | |
| Group, n (%) | < 0.001 | ||
| Downstaging | 41 (66.1) | 21 (33.9) | |
| Bridging | 46 (34.1) | 89 (65.9) | |
| Vascular lake phenomenon, n (%) | 0.776 | ||
| No | 71 (44.7) | 88 (55.3) | |
| Yes | 16 (42.1) | 22 (57.9) | |
| Total | 87 (44.2) | 110 (55.8) | |
Chi-squared test.
1
Student’s t test;
2
Mann-Whitney test. AFP: Alpha-fetoprotein; HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma; MELD: Model for End-Stage Liver Disease.