Hospital readmissions in decompensated cirrhotics: Factors pointing toward a prevention strategy

Table 5 Predictors of time to readmission

Variable	Univariate analysis			Multivariate analysis
	HR	P value		HR	P value
	(95%CI)			(95%CI)
Education level (ref = Some college and above)1	1.00	0.02		1.00
Finished high school and less	1.64 (1.02-2.46)	0.02		1.56 (0.98-2.46)	0.05
MELD category (ref = MELD < 15 )	1.00	0.007		1.00
15 ≤ MELD < 25	1.45 (0.97-2.15)	0.06		1.52 (1.00-2.31)	0.04
MELD ≥ 25	2.51 (1.33-4.75)	0.004		2.51 (1.24-5.11)	0.01
Etiology of CLD (ref = Alcohol)	1.00	0.03		1.00
HCV	1.74 (1.10-2.76)	0.03		1.73 (1.06-2.82)	0.02
NASH/Cryptogenic	1.25 (0.76-2.05)	0.36		1.81 (1.02-3.18)	0.04
Other/Combination of etiologies	1.94 (1.20-3.11)	0.006		2.02 (1.24-3.29)	0.004
History of HCC	1.85 (1.10-3.08)	0.01		1.67 (0.95-2.93)	0.07
HE	1.51 (1.04-2.16)	0.01		1.61 (1.11-2.40)	0.01

¹Education variable was adjusted for unknown status. HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma; MELD: Model for End-Stage Liver Disease; HCV: Hepatitis C virus.