Table 3.
Comparison of coefficients and concordance for MELD 3.0, MELDNa and MELD 3.0 with no albumin. The concordance data are from the validation set.
| MELD 3.0 | MELDNa | MELD 3.0 No Albumin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coefficient | ||||
| loge (Bilirubin) | 4.56 | 3.78 | 4.85 | |
| loge (INR) | 9.09 | 11.20 | 9.66 | |
| loge (Creatinine) | 11.14 | 9.57 | 10.47 | |
| Na | 0.82 | 1.32 | 0.88 | |
| Albumin | 1.85 | NA | NA | |
| Female | 1.33 | NA | 1.4 | |
| Concordance | ||||
| by Harrell | 0.8693 | 0.8622 | 0.8665 | |
| by Uno | 0.8378 | 0.8294 | 0.8342 | |
MELD 3.0 No Albumin = 1.40 (if female) + 4.85 * loge (bilirubin) + 0.88 * (137-Na) – 0.25 (137-Na) *loge (bilirubin) + 9.66 * loge (INR) + 10.47 * loge (creatinine) + 6.