Table 2.
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