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. 2020 Aug;9(4):425–439. doi: 10.21037/hbsn.2019.10.29

Table 2. Risk factors for NODAT in adult liver transplant patients (n=1,919).

Variables Univariate Multivariate
HR 95% CI P value HR 95% CI P value
Recipient gender (male) 1.17 0.931–1.469 0.178
Recipient age 1.024 1.012–1.036 <0.001 1.022 1.010–1.034 <0.001
Hypertension in recipients 1.346 1.035–1.750 0.027
Body mass index in recipients 0.003 0.003
   <18.5 1 1 1 1
   18.5–24 0.728 0.460–1.153 0.729 0.458–1.159
   25–29 1.029 0.642–1.648 1.028 0.638–1.656
   ≥30 1.245 0.712–2.177 1.242 0.706–2.185
Primary liver disease 0.452
   Alcohol 1 1
   Cryptogenic 1.259 0.782–2.025
   Hepatitis B virus 0.946 0.739–1.212
   Hepatitis C virus 1.057 0.699–1.599
   Others 0.733 0.463–1.159
Hepatocellular carcinoma 0.878 0.717–1.075 0.208
Disease progression 0.092
   Cirrhosis 1 1
   Acute 0.938 0.584–1.507
   Acute on chronic 0.459 0.228–0.926
Child-Pugh class 0.016
   A 1 1
   B 1.357 1.053–1.750
   C 1 0.773–1.294
MELD score 0.175
   <15 1 1
   15–34 1.07 0.866–1.322
   ≥35 0.738 0.502–1.085
Urgent status in KONOS 0.363
   1 1 1
   1 (retransplantation) 2.351 0.295–18.739
   2 0.64 0.276–1.483
   3 1.139 0.516–2.516
   4 0.972 0.464–2.035
   5 1.075 0.532–2.171
Donor type (LDLT) 1.309 1.016–1.686 0.037
ABO-incompatible 1.214 0.934–1.577 0.15
Liver graft 0.005 0.013
   Whole liver 1 1 1 1
   Left-side liver graft 2.22 1.364–3.614 2.065 1.262–3.380
   Right-side liver graft 1.283 0.989–1.664 1.275 0.981–1.657
Macrosteatosis in liver graft 0.497
   <10% 1 1
   10–30% 0.929 0.682–1.266
   ≥30% 0.607 0.251–1.469
Basiliximab induction 0.738 0.589–0.923 0.008 0.682 0.543–0.855 <0.001
Calcineurin inhibitors at discharge 1.975 0.702–9.402 0.228
Tacrolimus at discharge 0.876 0.467–1.643 0.68
Cyclosporine at discharge 1.994 1.064–3.737 0.031
Antimetabolite at discharge 0.721 0.580–0.896 0.003 0.692 0.554–0.863 0.001
Use of mTOR inhibitors at 6 months post-transplant 0.771 0.544–1.091 0.142
Steroid at discharge 2.979 1.777–4.993 <0.001 3.144 1.842–5.367 <0.001
Donor gender (male) 1.256 1.010–1.561 0.04
Donor age 0.992 0.985–1.000 0.04
Hypertension in donor 0.866 0.568–1.321 0.505
Diabetes in donor 0.818 0.437–1.533 0.531
Body mass index in donor 0.38
   <18.5 1 1
   18.5–24 1.239 0.737–2.083
   25–29 1.047 0.603–1.820
   ≥30 0.845 0.358–1.992