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

Table 2 Logistic regression for hospitalization within 12 mo

Characteristics	Univariable			Multivariable
	OR	95%CI	P value	aOR	95%CI	P value
Female gender	1.57	1.05-2.35	0.03	1.64	1.05-2.56	0.03
Non-Hispanic Caucasian	0.81	0.54-1.22	0.31
Age per year	1.00	0.98-1.02	0.95
Hypertension	1.26	0.84-1.89	0.26
Diabetes mellitus	1.31	0.85-2.02	0.23
Coronary artery disease	0.98	0.37-2.60	0.97
Stroke	0.83	0.18-3.75	0.81
Dialysis	1.89	0.67-5.31	0.22
BMI per 1 kg/m2	1.02	0.99-1.05	0.24
Autoimmune1	0.61	0.35-1.08	0.09
MELDNa per 1 point>	1.13	1.07-1.18	< 0.001	1.08	1.03-1.13	0.001
Albumin per 1 mg/dL	0.44	0.31-0.63	< 0.001	0.53	0.36-0.78	0.001
Ascites	2.28	1.49-3.50	< 0.001	1.61	1.00-2.57	0.05
> NCT per 1 s	1.01	1.01-1.02	0.006
Moderate/severe HE	1.17	0.78-1.75	0.45
Frail	3.59	1.97-6.55	< 0.001	2.37	1.24-4.54	0.009

¹Combined autoimmune hepatitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, and primary biliary cholangitis. OR: Odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval; aOR: Adjusted odds ratio; BMI: Body mass index; MELDNa: Model for end-stage liver disease with serum sodium; NCT: Numbers connection test; HE: Hepatic encephalopathy.