Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Feb 27, 2024; 16(2): 331-344
Published online Feb 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i2.331
Table 8 Recipient characteristics and comparison of the older and younger group

Older (n = 87)
Younger (n = 124)
P value
Test
Gender0.03χ2 test
    Male70 (80.46)82 (66.13)
    Female17 (19.54)42 (33.87)
Indication for LT0.4χ2 test
    Alcoholic cirrhosis38 (43.68)32 (25.81)
    Cancer (HCC, CCC)33 (37.94)29 (23.39)
    Viral hepatitis6 (6.9)18 (14.52)
    Miscellaneous10 (11.5)45 (36.32)
Urgency
    Elective87 (100)118 (95.16)0.04Fischer's exact test
    High0 (0)6 (4.84)
Stay in ICU0.57χ2 test
    No65 (74.71)98 (79.03)
    Yes22 (25.29)26 (20.97)
Age60 (55-66)58 (50-63)< 0.01Mann-Whitney
BMI (kg/m²)27.92 (24.61-29.91)25.25 (23.45-27.3)< 0.01Mann-Whitney
MELD15 (11-18)16 (11-21)0.13Mann-Whitney
BAR5 (4-9)6 (2-9)0.45Mann-Whitney