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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2017; 23(5): 899-905
Published online Feb 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i5.899
Published online Feb 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i5.899
Characteristic | Overall (n = 587) | Frail (n = 184) | Non-frail (n = 399) | P value |
Age (yr) | 60 (53-64) | 60 (54-64) | 59 (52-63) | 0.03 |
Male | 64% | 60% | 66% | 0.12 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 28 (25-33) | 28 (25-33) | 28 (25-33) | 0.74 |
MELD (points) | 15 (12-18) | 16 (14-20) | 14 (12-17) | < 0.001 |
Albumin (g/dL) | 3.0 (2.6-3.5) | 2.9 (2.5-3.2) | 3.2 (2.7-3.6) | < 0.001 |
Sodium (nmol/L) | 137 (134-139) | 135 (132-138) | 137 (135-139) | < 0.001 |
HCC | 33% | 25% | 36% | 0.004 |
Numbers connection test (s) | 40 (30-54) | 46 (34-61) | 38 (29-51) | < 0.001 |
Ascites | 28% | 40% | 22% | < 0.001 |
HIV | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 0.85 |
Diabetes | 31% | 32% | 30% | 0.46 |
- Citation: Sinclair M, Poltavskiy E, Dodge JL, Lai JC. Frailty is independently associated with increased hospitalisation days in patients on the liver transplant waitlist. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(5): 899-905
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i5/899.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i5.899