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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 May 9.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Gastroenterol. 2018 Jun 8;113(11):1649–1659. doi: 10.1038/s41395-018-0088-6

Table 4.

Change in rates of liver transplant indication over time by ethnicity and gender

Etiology White Male 2016 v 2004 White Male 2016 v 2015 White Female 2016 v 2004 White Female 2016 v 2015




Change p-value Change p-value Change p-value Change p-value
HCV −60% <0.0001 −19% 0.0325 −51% 0.0023 −18% 0.0754
ALD 40% <0.0001 23% 0.0031 59% <0.0001 11% 0.4761
NASH 115% <0.0001 30% 0.0011 75% <0.0001 15% 0.2499
HCC & HCV 76% <0.0001 −30% <0.0001 147% <0.0001 −34% 0.0032
HCV & ALD −50% <0.0001 −13% 0.3364 −33% 0.7150 −11% 0.5297
HCC& NASH 877% <0.0001 32% 0.0594 1042% 0.0001 −10% 0.5413
HCC & ALD 121% <0.0001 −12% 0.4873 n/a 0.8867 −38% 0.2245
Etiology Hispanic Male 2016 v 2004 Hispanic Male 2016 v 2015 Hispanic Female 2016 v 2004 Hispanic Female 2016 v 2015

Change p-value Change p-value Change p-value Change p-value
HCV −48% 0.1939 −17% 0.6369 −69% 0.0003 −26% 0.9582
ALD 26% 0.0099 4% 0.4803 62% 0.1808 1% 0.2915
NASH 240% <0.0001 37% 0.0791 122% 0.0041 19% 0.3648
HCC & HCV 109% 0.0007 −9% 0.9536 560% 0.0060 −18% 0.8301
HCV & ALD −50% 0.1930 2% 0.6563 −59% 0.1017 33% 0.2008
HCC & NASH 720% 0.0175 −7% 0.9749 749% 0.0264 10% 0.5864
HCC & ALD 235% 0.0045 38% 0.1680 n/a 0.9834 −59% 0.4801
Etiology AA Male 2016 v 2004 AA Male 2016 v 2015 AA Female 2016 v 2004 AA Female 2016 v 2015

Change p-value Change p-value Change p-value Change p-value
HCV −36% 0.1625 14% 0.6539 −43% 0.0449 −26% 0.0858
ALD 88% 0.0594 53% 0.1986 −20% 0.5601 −13% 0.4280
NASH −3% 0.8627 −9% 0.7752 157% 0.1622 34% 0.7373
HCC & HCV 171% 0.0004 −23% 0.1325 50% 0.3749 −28% 0.0823
HCV & ALD −19% 0.8326 0% 0.9185 8% 0.9484 19% 0.9778
HCC & NASH n/a 0.9850 0% 0.9803 n/a 0.9906 −38% 0.4857
HCC & ALD −19% 0.9106 −16% 0.7258 n/a 0.9999 −100% 0.9854
Etiology Asian Male 2016 v 2004 Asian Male 2016 v 2015 Asian Female 2016 v 2004 Asian Female 2016 v 2015

Change p-value Change p-value Change p-value Change p-value
HCV −50% 0.1456 −12% 0.7087 −55% 0.3071 −47% 0.2713
ALD 223% 0.0198 −5% 0.8352 n/a 0.9924 321% 0.1741
NASH 597% 0.0482 76% 0.2544 n/a 0.9850 96% 0.1303
HCC & HCV 9% 0.5996 2% 0.9961 31% 0.4726 47% 0.4249
HCV & ALD 0% 0.9228 −12% 0.8857 n/a 0.9965 n/a 0.9952
HCC & NASH n/a 0.9762 −67% 0.1025 n/a 0.9918 −30% 0.7946
HCC & ALD −50% 0.4894 32% 0.7776 n/a 0.9999 n/a 0.9999

Percent change computed from observed counts over time and p-values computed from multinomial regression analysis within each ethnicity and gender; n/a indicates percent change not computed due to zero observations in divisor

AA African Americans, HCV Hepatitis C virus, ALD Alcoholic liver disease, NASH Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, HCC Hepatocellular carcinoma