Table 3.

Unadjusted hazard ratio and adjusted hazard ratio for all-cause mortality.

	Unadjusted			Adjusted
	HR	95% CI	P-value	HR	95% CI	P-value
Low MELD-XI score + high grip strength	1.00	[Reference]		1.00	[Reference]
Low MELD-XI score + low grip strength	3.18	1.65–6.13	< 0.001	2.02	1.02–3.98	0.042
High MELD-XI score + high grip strength	3.41	1.82–6.41	< 0.001	2.86	1.50–5.50	0.001
High MELD-XI score + low grip strength	6.59	3.66–11.88	< 0.001	3.80	2.04–7.08	< 0.001
Low MELD-XI score + high leg strength	1.00	[Reference]		1.00	[Reference]
Low MELD-XI score + low leg strength	3.79	1.94–7.39	< 0.001	3.36	1.69–6.65	< 0.001
High MELD-XI score + high leg strength	4.31	2.27–8.19	< 0.001	4.00	2.09–7.65	< 0.001
High MELD-XI score + low leg strength	6.49	3.54–11.92	< 0.001	4.65	2.47–8.75	< 0.001
Low MELD-XI score + high gait speed	1.00	[Reference]		1.00	[Reference]
Low MELD-XI score + low gait speed	1.77	0.94–3.33	0.075	1.13	0.59–2.18	0.708
High MELD-XI score + high gait speed	2.68	1.53–4.68	< 0.001	2.29	1.30–4.05	0.004
High MELD-XI score + low gait speed	4.25	2.54–7.09	< 0.001	2.49	1.43–4.33	0.001
Low MELD-XI score + high 6MWD	1.00	[Reference]		1.00	[Reference]
Low MELD-XI score + low 6MWD	5.12	2.62–10.01	< 0.001	3.93	1.95–7.94	< 0.001
High MELD-XI score + high 6MWD	4.07	2.11–7.82	< 0.001	3.79	1.95–7.37	< 0.001
High MELD-XI score + low 6MWD	7.93	4.33–14.52	< 0.001	5.48	2.88–10.41	< 0.001

Adjusted by age, sex, body mass index, B-Type natriuretic peptide, New York Heart Association classification, left ventricular ejection fraction, hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, obesity and current smoking.

HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, MELD-XI score model for end stage liver disease excluding international normalized ratio score, 6MWD 6-min walking distance.