Frailty in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Cirrhosis: A Comparison with Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Risk Patterns, and Impact on Prognosis

Table 3

Predictive factors of frailty defined by the liver frailty index > 4.5, a multivariate logistic model.

Comparison of NAFLD cirrhosis and alcoholic cirrhosis
	OR	95% CI	value
Nonalcoholic fatty liver cirrhosis
Male sex	0.31	0.118–0.816	0.02
Body mass index	1.16	1.04–1.28	0.006
Mid-arm circumference	0.79	0.684–0.907	0.001
C-reactive protein	1.04	1.01–1.06	0.011
AUROC = 0.85; 95% CI 0.773–0.928
Alcoholic cirrhosis
Age	1.09	1.05–1.12	<0.001
Male sex	0.47	0.25–0.867	0.016
MELD	1.11	1.05–1.16	<0.001
Albumin	0.93	0.891–0.984	0.01
AUROC = 0.763; 95% CI 0.707–0.819

Variables in the model: albumin, BMI, tricipital skinfold, serum creatinine mid-arm circumference, male sex, refractory ascites, age, MELD, and CRP.