Table 4 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

1.002 (0.998, 1.01)

0.437

Ascites:

Mild vs No

0.96 (0.37, 2.45)

0.925

Moderate/Bulky vs No

1.42 (0.59, 3.41)

0.429

HE

2.54 (0.96, 6.71)

0.060

GEV

0.52 (0.27, 0.98)

0.043

Infection

1.50 (0.73, 3.07)

0.271

MELD-Na score

1.01 (1.004, 1.03)

0.006

Albumin (g/L)

0.89 (0.83, 0.96)

0.004

Groups:

WA vs WNa

0.66 (0.08, 5.17)

0.690

MNa vs WNa

1.55 (0.69, 3.48)

0.291

MA vs WNa

2.48 (1.06, 5.79)

0.036

  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, WNa well-nourished non-visceral adiposity group, WA well-nourished visceral adiposity group, MNa malnourished non-visceral adiposity group, MA malnourished visceral adiposity group.
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