Reduced upper limb lean mass on dual energy X-ray absorptiometry predicts adverse outcomes in male liver transplant recipients

Table 3 The association of pre-transplant variables and acute cellular rejection within ninety days of liver transplantation

	Males (n = 338)		Females (n = 131)
	HR (95%CI)	P value	HR (95%CI)	P value
MELD	0.93 (0.89, 0.97)	0.002	1.04 (0.99, 1.09)	0.14
APLM	0.87 (0.72, 1.05)	0.16	1.10 (0.87. 1.4)	0.43
Upper limb LM	1.34 (0.67, 2.68)	0.41	0.43 (0.12, 1.51)	0.19
Lower limb LM	0.80 (0.63, 1.01)	0.063	1.17 (0.90, 1.52)	0.23
Total LM	0.83 (0.74, 0.92)	< 0.001a	1.05 (0.95, 1.17)	0.32
Total fat mass	0.93 (0.87, 1.00)	0.062	1.03 (0.95, 1.12)	0.50
BMI	0.91 (0.86, 0.96)	< 0.001a	1.02 (0.97, 1.08)	0.45
Ascites	0.43 (0.26, 0.70)	< 0.001a	1.51 (0.76, 3.00)	0.24

^aP value < 0.05.

MELD: Model for end stage liver disease; APLM: Appendicular lean mass; LM: Lean mass; BMI: Body mass index; HR: Hazard ratio; CI: Confidence interval.