Table 2.
Uni‐ and multivariate Cox regression analysis of independent risk factors for mortality
| Parameter | Univariate model | Multivariate model | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | 95% CI | P‐value | aHR | 95% CI | P‐value | |
| Age (per year) | 1.05 | 1.03‐1.08 | <.001 | 1.05 | 1.02‐1.07 | <.001 |
| Male gender (vs female) | 1.83 | 1.03‐3.24 | .039 | 1.67 | 0.92‐3.02 | .093 |
| BMI (per kg/m2) | 1.01 | 0.96‐1.06 | .630 | — | — | — |
| Sarcopenia present (vs absent) | 2.42 | 1.49‐3.93 | <.001 | 1.99 | 1.21‐3.28 | .007 |
| MELD (per point) | 1.09 | 1.027‐1.157 | .005 | 1.09 | 1.03‐1.17 | .005 |
| HVPG ≥ 20 mm Hg (vs 10‐19 mm Hg) | 1.48 | 0.92‐2.38 | .109 | 1.20 | 0.72‐2.00 | .478 |
| Albumin (per g/L) | 0.96 | 0.92‐0.99 | .019 | 0.99 | 0.94‐1.04 | .618 |