Women on the liver transplantation waitlist are at increased risk of hospitalization compared to men

Table 1 Baseline characteristics by gender¹

Characteristics	Total (n = 392)	Men (n = 231, 59%)	Women (n = 161, 41%)	P value
Age, yr	58 (51-63)	57 (50-63)	58 (52-63)	0.51
Race				0.64
Non-Hispanic Caucasian	240 (61)	142 (62)	98 (61)
Black	9 (2)	4 (2)	5 (3)
Hispanic	105 (27)	59 (26)	46 (29)
Asian	16 (4)	11 (5)	5 (3)
Other	22 (6)	15 (7)	7 (4)
Etiology				< 0.01
HCV	168 (43)	112 (49)	56 (35)
Alcohol	75 (19)	53 (23)	22 (14)
NAFLD/NASH	55 (14)	24 (10)	31 (19)
Autoimmune2	59 (15)	21 (9)	38 (24)
HBV	3 (1)	3 (1)	0 (0)
Other	32 (8)	18 (8)	14 (9)
BMI, kg/m2	28.5 (25.0-33.7)	28.8 (25.3-34.1)	28.0 (24.2-33.0)	0.13
Diabetes mellitus	115 (29)	71 (31)	44 (27)	0.47
Coronary artery disease	17 (4)	14 (3)	3 (2)	0.05
Hypertension	153 (39)	98 (42)	55 (34)	0.10
Stroke	7 (2)	4 (2)	3(2)	0.92
Dialysis	16 (4)	7 (3)	9 (5)	0.21
MELDNa	18 (15-22)	18 (15-22)	19 (15-23)	0.13
Albumin, g/dL	3.0 (2.6-3.4)	3.0 (2.6-3.4)	3.1 (2.7-3.4)	0.30
Presence of ascites	133 (34)	77 (33)	56 (35)	0.77
Numbers connection test, s	41 (30-58)	42 (32-58)	40 (29-58)	0.30
Moderate/severe HE	165 (42)	98 (42)	67 (42)	0.87
Frail	62 (16)	26 (16)	26 (17)	0.88

¹Data presented as n (%) or median (IQR).

²Combined autoimmune hepatitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, and primary biliary cholangitis.

IQR: Interquartile range; HCV: Hepatitis C; NAFLD: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; NASH: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; HBV: Hepatitis B; BMI: Body mass index; MELDNa: Model for end-stage liver disease with serum sodium; HE: Hepatic encephalopathy.