Immune function biomarker QuantiFERON-monitor is associated with infection risk in cirrhotic patients

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of cirrhotic patients

	Demographics	Median QFM (95%CI) IU/mL
Age (median, yr)	54 (20-72)	94.5 (37.3-158)
Male	62 (68.1%)	124.5 (37.3-223)
Female	29 (31.9%)	73.9 (7.50-158)
Child-Pugh score
A	7	381 (12.9-1234)
B	29	224 (94.4-506)
C	55	37.3 (19.5-128)
MELD score
0-10	10	319 (12.9-904)
11-20	42	155.5 (94.5-240)
21-30	34	30.0 (9.16-157)
≥ 30	5	8.81 (0.63-47.6)
Primary aetiology of cirrhosis, n (%)
HCV	39 (42.9)	130 (47.6-223)
PSC	10 (11.0)	61.6 (1.19-279)
ETOH	10 (11.0)	113.3 (8.81-385)
NASH	9 (9.89)	20.3 (6.20-375)
AIH	5 (5.49)	37.3 (0.04-137)
PBC	4 (4.40)	93.0 (24.1-168)
HBV	3 (3.30)	904 (799-1132)
Retransplant	3 (3.30)	163 (2.06-318)
Other	8 (8.79)	6.59 (0.07-774)
HCC	31 (34.1)	194 (87.9-425)
No HCC	61 (65.9)	73.9 (28.0-154)

QFM: QuantiFERON-Monitor; HCV: Hepatitis C virus; PSC: Primary sclerosing cholangitis; ETOH: Alcohol; NASH: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; AIH: Autoimmune hepatitis; PBC: Primary biliary cirrhosis; HBV: Hepatitis B virus; HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma.