Prevalence of Steatosis Hepatis in the Eurotransplant Region: Impact on Graft Acceptance Rates
Table 3
Multivariate logistic regression of organ acceptance.
Organ Acceptance
P value
OR (95% CI)
Age (years)
< 50
0.004
2.77 (1.29; 5.53)
50 – 59
0.372
1.34 (0.68; 2.80)
60 – 69
0.172
1.63 (0.81; 3.30)
70 – 79
0.567
1.22 (0.62; 2.37)
>80
Reference
BMI
< 18.5
0.50
1.62 (0.40; 6.52)
18.5 – 24.9
0.001
7.32 (2.26; 23.77)
25.0 – 29.9
0.003
5.60 (1.77; 17.73)
30 – 34.9
0.12
2.56 (0.78; 8.41)
35 – 39.9
0.51
1.61 (0.40; 6.55)
≥ 40.0
Reference
Cause of Death
Trauma
0.76
1.72 (0.94; 3.14)
Cerebrovascular Accident
0.72
1.09 (0.68; 1.73)
Anoxia
0.12
1.61 (0.88; 2.94)
Other
Reference
Smoking (yes)
0.4
1.12 (0.82; 1.67)
Diabetes mellitus (yes)
0.88
0.96 (0.59; 1.57)
No Steatosis hepatis
< 0.001
1.88 (1.33; 2.65)
HCV antibody negative
< 0.001
11.79 (4.49; 30.93)
HBV core antibody negative
0.09
1.62 (0.94; 2.81)
AST
0.01
1.0 (1.0; 1.0)
GGT
< 0.001
1.0 (1.0; 1.0)
Bilirubin
< 0.001
0.97 (0.96; 0.98)
INR
0.04
0.79 (0.62; 0.99)
Creatinine
0.47
1.0 (1.0; 1.0)
Na+
0.07
0.98 (0.96; 1.0)
CRP
0.76
1.0 (1.0; 1.0)
Data is presented as odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). Abbreviations: AST: aspartate-aminotransferase; BMI: body mass index; CRP: C-reactive protein; GGT: gamma-glutamyl transferase; HBV: hepatitis B virus; HCV: hepatitis C virus; INR: international normalized ratio; Na+: serum sodium.
