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. 2022 Jan 26;8(2):e1283. doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001283

TABLE 3.

Multivariable analysis of donor risk factors for 1-y patient death in ACLF patients

Overall(2002–2019) Era 1(2002–2007) Era 2(2008–2013) Era 3(2014–2019)
aHR (95% CI) P aHR (95% CI) P aHR (95% CI) P aHR (95% CI) P
Age (y) ≤40 Ref Ref Ref Ref
41–50 1.15 (1.00-1.33) 0.050 1.16 (0.88-1.52) 0.304 1.09 (0.87-1.36) 0.445 1.18 (0.92-1.51) 0.191
51–60 1.22 (1.06-1.41) 0.007 1.07 (0.80-1.44) 0.654 1.22 (0.97-1.53) 0.086 1.30 (1.01-1.67) 0.042
61–70 1.57 (1.31-1.88) <0.001 1.43 (1.02-2.02) 0.041 1.45 (1.09-1.91) 0.010 1.76 (1.28-2.44) 0.001
70< 2.03 (1.51-2.75) <0.001 1.50 (0.91-2.46) 0.112 1.85 (1.12-3.06) 0.017 2.70 (1.48-4.91) 0.001
Gender Male Ref Ref Ref Ref
Female 1.04 (0.93-1.15) 0.502 0.83 (0.67-1.02) 0.075 1.08 (0.92-1.27) 0.360 1.15 (0.96-1.38) 0.141
BMI (kg/m2) <18.5 0.77 (0.53-1.10) 0.149 1.07 (0.59-1.94) 0.825 0.56 (0.30-1.06) 0.076 0.77 (0.39-1.50) 0.435
18.5–24.9 Ref Ref Ref Ref
25.0–29.0 0.90 (0.80-1.02) 0.087 0.81 (0.64-1.02) 0.070 0.92 (0.76-1.10) 0.346 1.01 (0.82-1.25) 0.919
≥30 0.88 (0.77-0.99) 0.042 0.97 (0.75-1.24) 0.786 0.84 (0.69-1.03) 0.099 0.92 (0.73-1.15) 0.440
Ethnicity White Ref Ref Ref Ref
Black 1.08 (0.94-1.25) 0.285 1.19 (0.88-1.61) 0.249 0.84 (0.66-1.06) 0.140 1.45 (1.15-1.82) 0.002
Others 1.10 (0.96-1.25) 0.165 1.18 (0.92-1.51) 0.204 1.15 (0.94-1.41) 0.171 1.05 (0.83-1.32) 0.702
Organ share Local Ref Ref Ref Ref
Regional 0.88 (0.79-0.99) 0.026 0.98 (0.77-1.24) 0.845 0.90 (0.75-1.08) 0.250 1.11 (0.92-1.34) 0.279
National 1.10 (0.83-1.46) 0.505 1.08 (0.68-1.72) 0.754 1.14 (0.73-1.78) 0.566 1.11 (0.60-2.06) 0.735
Donor type DBD Ref Ref Ref Ref
DCD 1.77 (1.37-2.29) <0.001 1.51 (0.92-2.50) 0.105 1.91 (1.32-2.78) 0.001 1.67 (1.01-2.78) 0.048
CIT (h) ≤6 Ref Ref Ref Ref
6–8 1.14 (1.01-1.28) 0.035 1.13 (0.88-1.44) 0.353 1.14 (0.96-1.37) 0.145 1.04 (0.85-1.28) 0.681
8–12 1.39 (1.22-1.59) <0.001 1.37 (1.07-1.76) 0.012 1.22 (0.99-1.51) 0.064 1.29 (1.01-1.65) 0.041
>12 1.36 (0.98-1.88) 0.065 1.45 (0.91-2.32) 0.118 0.83 (0.45-1.54) 0.560 1.59 (0.74-3.38) 0.233
Cause of death Trauma Ref Ref Ref Ref
Anoxia 1.08 (0.94-1.25) 0.253 1.14 (0.83-1.57) 0.430 1.11 (0.89-1.38) 0.376 1.22 (0.97-1.53) 0.091
CVA 1.23 (1.07-1.41) 0.003 1.39 (1.08-1.79) 0.010 1.30 (1.05-1.62) 0.016 1.02 (0.79-1.31) 0.904
Graft type Whole Ref Ref Ref Ref
Split 1.24 (0.70-2.20) 0.466 1.18 (0.48-2.90) 0.718 0.94 (0.35-2.53) 0.896 1.65 (0.52-5.21) 0.392

Bold type indicates statistically significant differences.

ACLF, acute-on-chronic liver failure; aHR, adjusted hazard ratio; BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; CIT, cold ischemia time; CVA, cerebrovascular accident; DBD, donation after brain death; DCD, donation after circulatory death.