Table 2 Factors associated with myosteatosis according to univariate and multivariate logistic analysis in patients with ACLF.

From: Association of myosteatosis with short-term outcomes in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure

Variables

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Age

1.084 (1.059–1.108)

 < 0.001

1.074 (1.046–1.102)

 < 0.001

Sex

    

Males

Ref

 

Ref

 

Females

8.697 (3.671–20.605)

 < 0.001

12.648 (4.242–37.712)

 < 0.001

Aetiology

    

HBV

Ref

 

Ref

 

Alcohol

3.308 (1.965–5.567)

 < 0.001

3.098 (1.676–5.725)

 < 0.001

HBV + Alcohol

0.764 (0.390–1.499)

0.434

0.951 (0.453–1.997)

0.894

Other

3.141 (1.529–6.455)

0.002

0.422 (0.150–1.185)

0.101

Liver cirrhosis

1.844 (1.166–2.915)

0.009

1.541 (0.899–2.643)

0.116

Diabetes

0.932 (0.555–1.566)

0.791

  

Sarcopenia

4.327 (2.351–7.963)

 < 0.001

4.002 (1.595–10.046)

0.003

VSR

1.440 (1.009–2.056)

0.045

0.987 (0.602–1.619)

0.959

VATI

1.003 (0.995–1.011)

0.456

  

SATI

1.000 (0.993–1.007)

0.957

  

Visceral obesity

0.792 (0.537–1.170)

0.242

  

Sarcopenic obesity

4.094 (1.680–9.978)

0.002

1.041 (0.284–3.810)

0.952

  1. Age, sex, aetiology, liver cirrhosis, sarcopenia, VSR, and sarcopenic obesity were included in the multivariate logistic analysis.