Table 4.
Logistic Regression for Death or Removal on Liver Transplant Waiting List for Patient Characteristics, Chronic Liver Disease Etiologies, and Waiting List Complications
| OR | 95% CI | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 0.00002 | 0.00000001–0.05 | <.01 |
| Age ≥60 | 1.08 | 0.97–1.20 | .168 |
| Sex | 0.216 | 0.04–1.21 | .081 |
| BMI ≥30 | 27.9 | 1.05–739 | .047 |
| MELD score at wait listing | 1.07 | 0.95–1.20 | .27 |
| Ascites | 5.55 | 0.76–40.7 | .092 |
| Variceal bleeding | 0.834 | 0.16–4.36 | .83 |
| Multiple waiting list events | 0.139 | 0.02–0.93 | .042 |
| Hepatic encephalopathy | 3.83 | 0.81–18.1 | .090 |
| SBP | 0.456 | 0.08–2.75 | .39 |
| Hemodialysis status | 2.99 | 0.15–61.5 | .48 |
| Fulminant liver failure | 674000 | 0-infinite | .99 |
| HCC | 1.49 | 0.18–12.7 | .72 |
| Alcoholic liver disease | 0.05 | 0.005–0.48 | .010 |
| Hepatitis B | 0.701 | 0.10–4.93 | .72 |
| Hepatitis C | 0.558 | 0.05–6.21 | .64 |
| NASH | 0.453 | 0.05–4.41 | .50 |
| Sarcopenia by SMI at L3 | 84.6 | 2.12–3380 | .018 |
Abbreviations: OR, Odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; BMI, Body mass index; MELD; Model for End-Stage Liver Disease; SBP, Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis; HCC, Hepatocellular carcinoma; NASH, Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; SMI, Skeletal muscle index.
The area under the curve of a receiver operating characteristics curve for this model was 0.873 (95% CI: 0.793–0.953).