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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Liver Transpl. 2021 Jul 20;28(1):39–50. doi: 10.1002/lt.26187

Table 2.

Results of multivariable multinomial model for LT waitlist outcomes (N=1,661)

WL mortality Spontaneous survival
Variable RRR* (95% CI) p value RRR* (95% CI) p value
ALF etiology <0.001 <0.001
 APAP --- ---
 HBV 0.43(0.27–0.67) 0.05(0.01–0.16)
 AIH 0.43(0.26–0.68) 0.04(0.01–0.10)
 DILI 0.65(0.44–0.97) 0.15(0.08–0.28)
Female 0.99(0.72–1.36) 0.944 0.81(0.52–1.28) 0.367
Age, per year 1.01(1.00–1.02) 0.238 0.99(0.97–1.00) 0.077
Race/ethnicity 0.990 0.267
 White --- ---
 Black 1.04(0.72–1.52) 0.55(0.28–1.08)
 Hispanic 0.91(0.55–1.50) 1.07(0.57–2.01)
 Asian 0.96(0.54–1.71) 0.40(0.11–1.42)
 Other 1.11(0.41–2.95) 1.29(0.34–4.91)
MELD, per point 1.03(1.01–1.04) 0.004 0.92(0.90–0.94) <0.001
Clinical Factors at WL
 Grade 3–4 encephalopathy 1.69(1.20–2.38) 0.003 0.65(0.44–0.97) 0.035
 Ascites present 1.00(0.75–1.33) 0.988 0.61(0.40–0.95) 0.027
 Mechanical ventilation 2.08(1.52–2.86) <0.001 0.35(0.23–0.52) <0.001
 Dialysis 0.83(0.54–1.30) 0.417 1.45(0.75–2.82) 0.274
Era 0.195 0.810
 2002–2007 --- ---
 2008–2013 0.75(0.55–1.03) 0.87(0.57–1.33)
 2014–2019 0.83(0.58–1.18) 0.97(0.60–1.57)

Abbreviations: APAP – acetaminophen; DILI – drug induced liver injury; AIH – autoimmune hepatitis; HBV – hepatitis B virus; LT – liver transplantation; WL – waitlist; MELD – Model for End-Stage Liver Disease

*

Reference outcome is LT