Clinical Study
Predictors of Health-Related Quality of Life in Outpatients with Cirrhosis: Results from a Prospective Cohort
Table 4
Univariable regression analysis of potential predictors for mortality and health-related quality of life.
| Variable | Mortality | CLDQ score < 4 | Regression coefficient | value | Regression coefficient | value |
| Age | 0.017 | 0.576 | −0.020 | 0.507 | Gender | −0.580 | 0.264 | −0.945 | 0.091 | Body mass index | −0.147 | 0.083 | −0.202 | 0.023 | Employment | −0.405 | 0.619 | −0.539 | 0.519 | Marital status | 0.095 | 0.855 | −0.841 | 0.133 | Nonalcoholic etiology of cirrhosis | −0.891 | 0.196 | −2.343 | 0.009 | Comorbidities | | | | | Heart disease | 0.598 | 0.267 | 0.270 | 0.634 | Pulmonary disease | — | — | −0.219 | 0.798 | Renal disease | 0.758 | 0.263 | −0.515 | 0.537 | Diabetes | 0.557 | 0.360 | −0.644 | 0.437 | Previous malignancy | 0.921 | 0.238 | −0.348 | 0.763 | Previous hepatic decompensation | | | | | Ascites | 0.459 | 0.425 | −0.270 | 0.634 | Hepatic encephalopathy | 0.642 | 0.267 | −0.707 | 0.315 | Esophageal varices | 0.118 | 0.820 | −0.879 | 0.140 | Child-Pugh score | 0.362 | 0.018 | 0.454 | 0.013 | Ascites at inclusion | −0.142 | 0.807 | 0.752 | 0.199 | Minimal hepatic encephalopathy | −0.013 | 0.982 | 0.160 | 0.778 | Hyponatremia | −0.002 | 0.679 | −0.003 | 0.521 | Albumin | −0.129 | 0.012 | −0.083 | 0.109 | Ongoing alcohol abuse | −0.064 | 0.903 | −0.491 | 0.379 |
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CLDQ: Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire. Results in bold refers to statistically significant predictors of mortality and CLDQ.
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