Impact of sarcopenia on mortality in patients undergoing liver re-transplantation

Table 1 Demographics and biochemical variables in our patient population

Potential confounder	n	Sarcopenia [Median (IQR) or n (%)]	No sarcopenia [Median (IQR) or n (%)]	P value
Age (yr)	55	49.5 (34, 59)	50 (34, 59)	0.906
Male sex	55	7 (27)	25 (86)	< 0.001
BMI	55	24 (23, 29)	24.7 (21.7, 30.9)	0.781
MELD1	55	28 (24, 33)	28 (24, 33)	0.846
Time between 1st and 2nd OLT (mo)	55	16.7 (5.2, 108.1)	36.5 (7.4, 121.4)	0.337
Albumin	55	2.6 (2.1, 3.3)	2.7 (2.4, 3.1)	0.685
Platelets	55	100 (75, 189)	127 (79, 189)	0.544
Cr	55	1.24 (0.87, 1.76)	1.55 (1.26, 2.01)	0.149
INR	55	1.3 (1.1, 2.1)	1.5 (1.1, 1.8)	0.892
Na	55	136 (132, 139)	136 (134, 138)	0.716
Ascites	55	21 (81)	18 (62)	0.127

IQR: Interquartile range; BMI: Body mass index; Cr: Creatinine; MELD: Model for end-stage liver disease; OLT: Orthotopic liver transplantation; INR: International normalized ratio; Na: Sodium.