Table 3 Retained Cox model also adjusted for: previous transplantation; MELD exception, on dialysis, medical condition before liver transplantation, hepatitis C virus antibody, diabetes, decompensated cirrhosis, recipient’s and donor’s ABO group.
From: A Donor Quality Index for liver transplantation: development, internal and external validation
Variables | Estimation of β | HR = exp(β) | SD | Confidence interval 95% | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age: | |||||
≤69 | — | 1.00 | — | ||
>69 | 0.28 | 1.32 | 0.08 | 1.14–1.53 | <0.01 |
Cause of death: | |||||
Anoxia | — | 1.00 | — | ||
Other | 0.06 | 1.07 | 0.22 | 0.70–1.63 | 0.76 |
CVA | 0.30 | 1.35 | 0.11 | 1.08–1.69 | <0.01 |
Trauma | 0.11 | 1.12 | 0.12 | 0.88–1.43 | 0.36 |
Intensive care unit stay: | |||||
>4 | — | 1.00 | — | ||
≤4 | 0.24 | 1.27 | 0.09 | 1.07–1.50 | <0.01 |
MDRD creatinine clearance: lowest: | |||||
≥90 | — | 1.00 | — | ||
<60 | 0.22 | 1.24 | 0.08 | 1.05–1.46 | <0.01 |
60–90 | 0.05 | 1.05 | 0.08 | 0.89–1.24 | 0.54 |
Liver type: | |||||
Total | — | 1.00 | — | ||
Split | 0.39 | 1.48 | 0.14 | 1.11–1.96 | <0.01 |
