Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2024; 30(20): 2657-2676
Published online May 28, 2024. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v30.i20.2657
Table 2 Risk factors for 28-day mortality in acute-on-chronic liver failure patients from Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care-derivation set
VariableUnivariate analysis
Multivariate analysis
HR (95%CI)
P value
HR (95%CI)
P value
Female1.08 (0.88-1.33)0.47
Ln (age)2.18 (1.32-3.61)0.0029.14 (5.16-16.19)< 0.001
Race (Non-white)1.15 (0.93-1.41)0.20
Cirrhosis etiology (non-alcohol)1.00 (0.82-1.23)0.998
Ln (MAP)0.03 (0.01-0.06)< 0.0010.06 (0.03-0.14)< 0.001
Organ failures
Circulatory failure1.87 (1.53-2.29)< 0.001
Respiratory failure1.56 (1.27-1.93)< 0.0011.84 (1.48-2.29)< 0.001
Cerebral failure1.63 (1.26-2.11)< 0.0011.36 (1.05-1.77)0.02
Renal failure1.89 (1.53-2.34)< 0.0011.68 (1.36-2.09)< 0.001
Liver failure2.31 (1.67-2.50)< 0.001
Coagulation failure2.04 (1.87-2.84)< 0.001
Laboratory indicators
Ln (WBC)1.58 (1.33-1.88)< 0.0011.25 (1.05-2.10)0.01
Ln (hemoglobin)0.65 (0.44-0.97)0.04
Ln (platelet)0.84 (0.73-0.97)0.02
Ln (TB)1.50 (1.38-1.63)< 0.0011.57 (1.42-1.73)< 0.001
Ln (Albumin)0.68 (0.45-1.04)0.07
Ln (ALT)1.04 (0.97-1.12)0.29
Ln (AST)1.09 (1.02-1.17)0.01
Ln (INR)1.27 (1.20-1.33)< 0.0011.82 (1.43-2.32)< 0.001
Ln (sodium)0.04 (0.01-0.23)< 0.001
Ln (potassium)2.05 (1.23-3.41)0.0061.84 (1.10-3.07)0.02