Reduced upper limb lean mass on dual energy X-ray absorptiometry predicts adverse outcomes in male liver transplant recipients

Table 2 The association of pre-transplant variables and 180-d post-transplant sepsis

	Males (n = 338)		Females (n = 131)
	HR (95%CI)	P value	HR (95%CI)	P value
MELD	1.04 (1.00, 1.08)	0.051	1.06 (0.99, 1.12)	0.074
APLM	1.03 (0.87, 1.21)	0.76	0.93 (0.70, 1.24)	0.63
Upper limb LM	0.42 (0.20, 0.89)	0.024a	0.74 (0.19, 2.95)	0.67
Lower limb LM	1.09 (0.92, 1.30)	0.33	0.93 (0.67, 1.28)	0.66
Total LM	1.07 (0.99, 1.15)	0.08	0.89 (0.76, 1.03)	0.12
Total fat mass	0.98 (0.91, 1.05)	0.50	0.99 (0.90, 1.08)	0.76
Ascites	2.18 (1.32, 3.59)	0.002a	2.14 (0.95, 4.82)	0.06

^aP value < 0.05.

MELD: Model for end stage liver disease; APLM: Appendicular lean mass; LM: Lean mass; HR: Hazard ratio; CI: Confidence interval.