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. 2021 Jan 5;14:2559–2572. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S283034

Table 3.

Factors Associated with Adherence >30 Days in Univariate and Multivariate Analysis

Univariate Multivariate*
OR 95% CI P value OR 95% CI P value
Age, y 0.976 * 0.959–0.994 0.01
Sex (%), male 0.99 * 0.6626–1.48 0.241
Alcoholic etiology (%) 1.07 * 0.71–1.61 0.22
Diabetes type 2 (%) 0.665 * 0.371–1.19 0.352
Baseline parameters
 Body mass index (kg/m2) 0.983 * 0.955–1.011 0.438
 Mid-arm circumference, cm 0.985 * 0.945–1.027 0.474 0.929 0.876–0.984 0.013
 Tricipital skinfold, mm 0.987 * 0.962–1.013 0.327
 Hand-grip strength, kg 1.016 * 0.997–1.035 0.095 1.03 1.01–1.06 0.015
 Leucocytes, x10*9/l 1.029 * 0.982–1.079 0.223
 C-reactive protein, mg/l 0.999 * 0.989–1.008 0.803
 Refractory ascites (%) 0.535 * 0.318–0.900 0.018 0.429 0.244–0.756 0.003
 MELD-Na score 1.005 * 0.976–1.034 0.76
 Serum bilirubin, umol/l 1.002 * 1.000–1.004 0.02
 Serum albumin, g/l 1.025 * 0.993–1.059 0.13
 Number connection test, s 0.996 * 0.9916–1.000 0.099
Outcome
 Mortality at 90 days 0.549 0,285–1,06 0.073
 Mortality at 180 days 0.619 0,372–1,03 0.064

Notes: *Variables in the multivariate logistic regression model; Overall model fit, chi-squared 15.5; P=0.0014; Nagelkerke R2 =0.064; AUROC=0.62±0,03; 95% CI 0,564–0,674.