Table 3.
Predictive factors for delisting for an improvement in decompensated cirrhosis (a) and predictive factors for liver transplantation (b).
| (a) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Univariate Analysis | Multivariate Analysis | |
| Variable | p value (test) | |
| MELD score | 0.0026 | OR (95% CI): 0.820 (0.710–0.949) |
| Child–Pugh score | 0.0019 | |
| Child–Pugh class | 0.0215 | |
| Bilirubin | 0.0038 | |
| Ascite | 0.0213 | |
| Albumin | 0.0612 | |
| PT | 0.0083 | |
| INR | 0.0163 | |
| HTA | 0.1623 | |
| Encephalopathy | 0.1888 | |
| (b) | ||
| Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | |
| Variable | p value (test) | |
| HCC | 0.0002 | OR (95% CI): 7.324 (3.077–17.431) |
| Bilirubin | 0.1470 | OR (95% CI): 1.025 (1.008–1.042) |
| ascites | 0.0298 | OR (95% CI): 0.275 (0.076–0.998) |
| Viral Load | 0.0422 | |
| Child–Pugh class | 0.1312 | |
PT: prothrombin time; MELD: Model for End-Stage Liver Disease; HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma; OR: Odds ratio; test: χ2 or Wilcoxon rank sum.