Subclinical abnormal glucose tolerance is a predictor of death in liver cirrhosis

Table 4 Univariate and multivariate analyses: Independent predictors of death

Variable	HR	95%CI	P value	HR	95%CI	P value
Creatinine	1.6	1.2-40.2	0.030	2.62	0.5-3.46	0.650
Albumin	3.4	1.8-22.3	0.015	6.3	0.4-32.1	0.180
INR	2.2	1.6-32.4	0.050	3.5	0.3-23.6	0.230
Child-Pugh B	7.2	3.4-33.0	0.0003	8.2	2.0-28.5	0.020
Child Pugh score	5.2	2.9-25.8	0.008	10.2	2.4-21.9	0.008
MELD score	8.1	4.2-18.7	0.001	12.3	6.4-33.6	0.001
SAGT	4.5	2.0-15.2	0.042	3.2	2.8-54.2	0.010
Fasting serum insulin	1.2	1.0-33.5	0.040	3.2	0.1-27.3	0.320

MELD: Model for end stage liver disease; INR: International normalized ratio; SAGT: Subclinical abnormal glucose tolerance.