Table 2 Factors associated with mortality by multivariate Cox regression analysis.

From: Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition-defined malnutrition coexisting with visceral adiposity predicted worse long-term all-cause mortality among inpatients with decompensated cirrhosis

Variables

Multivariate analysis model

Adjusted HR (95% CI)

P

NLR

1.001 (0.997, 1.01)

0.609

Ascites:

Mild vs No

0.85 (0.34, 2.10)

0.720

Moderate/Bulky vs No

1.34 (0.58, 3.10)

0.487

HE

2.92 (1.12, 7.58)

0.028

GEV

0.51 (0.27, 0.95)

0.035

Infection

1.52 (0.74, 3.13)

0.254

MELD-Na score

1.01 (1.004, 1.02)

0.008

Albumin (g/L)

0.90 (0.83, 0.96)

0.004

Groups:

WO vs WN

1.17 (0.36, 3.85)

0.790

MN vs WN

2.45 (0.80, 7.50)

0.117

MO vs WN

2.24 (0.68, 7.35)

0.185

  1. HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, NLR neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, HE hepatic encephalopathy, GEV gastroesophageal variceal hemorrhage, MELD-Na model for end-stage liver disease-sodium, WN well-nourished non-visceral obesity group, WO well-nourished visceral obesity group, MN malnourished non-visceral obesity group, MO malnourished visceral obesity group.
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