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. 2021 Jul 28;13(7):e16695. doi: 10.7759/cureus.16695

Table 2. Risk Factors for long term overall mortality of hospitalized patients with alcoholic cirrhosis .

Source  Hazard Ratio  P-Value  Hazard Ratio  P-Value 
Age (per year)  1.02 (1.01-1.04)  <0.01  1.03 (1.01-1.05)  <0.01 
Sex (M:F)  0.94 (0.66-1.34)  0.734 
Illicit drug use (Y: N)  1.19 (0.76-1.88)  0.440 
Alcohol Use (Y: N)  0.995 (0.69-1.44)  0.978 
Tobacco use (Ever: Never)  0.78 (0.55-1.12)  0.180   
ALT at discharge  1.002 (1.001-1.003)  <0.01  1.0005 (0.999-1.002)  0.589 
AST at discharge  1.0007 (1.0004-1.001)  <0.01  1.0002 (0.9997-1.0008)  0.333 
Platelet counts at discharge   0.998 (0.996-0.999)  <0.01  0.998 (0.996-1.0007)  0.170 
Number of hospitalizations  0.95 (0.86-1.02)  0.141 
Hepatic Encephalopathy (Y: N)  2.24 (1.57-3.21)  <0.01  2.0 (1.09-3.67)  0.032 
Ascites (Y: N)  1.76 (1.21-2.55)  <0.01  1.26 (0.69-2.30)  0.526 
SBP (Y: N)  2.28 (1.57-3.31)  <0.01   1.41 (0.78-2.54)  0.841 
Esophageal varices (Y: N)  1.12 (0.81-1.53)  0.499 
Neutrophils to Lymphocytes Ratio (NLR) at discharge  1.03 (1.01-1.04)  <0.01  1.020 (1.01-1.04)  0.028 
MELD on admission  1.14 (1.10-1.17)  <0.01  1.13 (1.08-1.19)  <0.01