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

Table 3 Subgroup analysis according to the development of acute liver failure

Characteristics	Patients with ALF (n = 5)	Patients without ALF (n = 61)	P value
Age (years)	54.8	36.9	< 0.001
BMI (kg/m2)	26.2	26.4	0.92
Heart rate (bpm)	101	87.4	0.06
Respiratory rate (rpm)	20.6	28.8	0.15
Leukocytes (× 103/μL)	8.78	5.96	0.04
NLR (× 103/μL)	6.52	3.45	0.14
Creatinine (mg/dL)	1.35	1.07	0.59
Sodium (mEq/L)	132	135	0.08
Prothrombin time	31	14	< 0.001
INR	3.12	1.33	< 0.001
Albumin (g/dL)	2.54	3.33	< 0.001
ALBI score	-0.55	-1.58	< 0.001
MELD score	30.2	15.7	< 0.001
MELD-Na score	32.2	17.1	< 0.001
MELD 3.0 score	33	18.2	< 0.001

ALF: Acute liver failure; 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.