Impact of transjugular intrahepatic porto-systemic shunt on post liver transplantation outcomes: Study based on the United Network for Organ Sharing database

Table 4 Multivariable logistic regression analysis to assess the impact of transjugular intrahepatic porto-systemic shunt on retransplantation

Variable	OR (95%CI)	P-values
TIPS	0.61 (0.36-1.05)	0.07
Male candidate	1.02 (0.85-1.24)	0.81
Candidate race
White	Ref.
Black	1.22 (0.91-1.64)	0.18
Other	1.05 (0.83-1.32)	0.69
Diabetes mellitus	0.98 (0.78-1.21)	0.83
ALD	0.98 (0.78-1.24)	0.90
Hepatic encephalopathy
None	Ref.
Grade 1-2	0.92 (0.76-1.13)	0.44
Grade 3-4	1.02 (0.69-1.51)	0.91
Age	0.97 (0.96-0.98)	< 0.001
MELD score	0.99 (0.97-1.02)	0.51
Creatinine	0.87 (0.77-0.99)	0.03
Bilirubin	0.99 (0.98-1.02)	0.54
INR	1.01 (0.86-1.18)	0.9
Albumin	1.03 (0.89-1.19)	0.65
BMI	1.005 (0.98-1.02)	0.54
Cold ischemia time	1.05 (1.03-1.07)	< 0.001

TIPS: Transjugular intrahepatic porto-systemic shunt; ALD: Alcoholic liver disease; MELD: Model for end-stage liver disease; INR: International normalized ratio; BMI: Body mass index.