Table 3.

Univariate and Multivariate Analyses of Predictors of Palliative Care Referral

	Univariate Model		Multivariate Model
	Odds Ratio (95% GI)	P-value	Odds Ratio (95% CI)	P-value
Age, yrs	1.02 (0.98–1.05)	0.30	1.01 (0.97–1.05)	0.63
Female gender	0.86 (0.50–1.59)	0.71
White race	1.02 (0.50–2.08)	0.96
Married	0.70 (0.40–1.25)	0.23
Charlson Comorbidity Index score	1.15 (0.98–1.34)	0.09	1.12 (0.95–1.32)	0.17
Alcohol	1.10 (0.63–1.91)	0.74
Viral hepatitis	1.38 (0.79–2.4)	0.26
NASH	0.77 (0.40–1.5)	0.45
HCC	1.64 (0.89–3.03)	0.112	1.60 (0.82–3.19)	0.16
Ascites	1.77 (0.62–5.03)	0.28
Variceal bleed	1.13 (0.63–2.01)	0.67
Hepatic encephalopathy	0.84 (0.41–1.74)	0.64
Transplant—listed	0.50 (0.29–0.88)	0.02	0.43 (0.24–0.78)	0.005

NASH = nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; HCC = hepatocellular carcinoma.