Predictors of mortality and liver transplant requirement in patients with hepatitis A virus: A case series from Mexico

Table 2 Subgroup analysis according to the need for orthotopic liver transplantation and/or death

Characteristics	Patients with LT and/or death, n = 3	Patients without LT and/or death, n = 66	P value
Age (years)	58.3	37.2	0.001
BMI (kg/m2)	23.6	26.5	0.34
Heart rate (bpm)	112	87.3	0.007
Respiratory rate (rpm)	23.7	18.7	0.001
Leukocytes (× 103/μL)	8.83	6.05	0.12
NLR (× 103/μL)	6.88	3.54	0.21
Creatinine (mg/dL)	1.3	0.88	0.486
Sodium (mEq/L)	130	135	0.015
Prothrombin time	40	14.1	< 0.001
INR	4.05	1.35	< 0.001
Albumin (g/dL)	2.5	3.3	0.009
ALBI score	−0.44	-1.57	0.006
MELD score	42	16	< 0.001
MELD-Na score	41	18	< 0.001
MELD 3.0 score	43	18	< 0.001

LT: Liver transplantation; BMI: Body mass index; bpm: Beats per minute; rpm: Respirations per minute; INR: International normalized ratio; ALBI: Albumin-bilirubin score; MELD: Model for end-stage liver disease; MELD-Na: Model for end-stage liver disease with sodium; MELD 3.0: Model for end-stage liver disease version 3.