Table 4:
A multivariable model for mortality accounting for the competing risk of liver transplantation
| Multivariable sHR (95% Confidence Interval) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|
| Baseline factors | ||
| Child A (versus Child B) |
0.36 (0.16 – 0.83) | 0.02 |
| MELD-Na (log-transformed) |
0.94 (0.37 – 2.36) | 0.89 |
| Albumin (log-transformed) |
0.004 (0.0004–0.03) | <0.0001 |
| Independence in activities of daily living | 0.58 (0.25 –1.32) | 0.19 |
| Weighted Lures > 24 | 2.08 (1.00–4.35) | 0.05 |
| Charlson score | 1.05 (0.97–1.14) | 0.19 |
| Time-varying factors | ||
| Incident Falls | 2.76 (1.46–5.24) | 0.002 |
| Incident Hepatic Encephalopathy | 4.25 (2.15–8.41) | <0.0001 |
MELD-Na (Model for Endstage Liver Disease-Sodium), Weighted-lures >24 is a measure obtained from Inhibitor Control Testing that is associated with covert hepatic encephalopathy.