Table 2 Multivariate competing risk analysis of incidence of nosocomial infection.

From: Nosocomial infections in female compared with male patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis

Variable (all patients)

P-Value

Hazard ratio (CI)

Male sex

0.076

0.8073 (0.6381, 1.0214)

MELD score

 < 0.001

1.0515 (1.0333, 1.0700)

Platelets

0.12

1.0009 (0.9998, 1.0021)

  1. Included parameters: sex, MELD score, diabetes, age and platelets.
  2. MELD model of end stage liver disease, CI Confidence interval.
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