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Table 3 Clinical variables that influences total psoas index, splenic hypertrophy, and platelet count decrease

From: Sex differences in postsurgical skeletal muscle depletion after donation of living-donor liver transplantation, although minimal, should not be ignored

 

Ratio of total psoas index decrease < 95%

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

Splenic hypertrophy ratio ≥ 140%

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

Ratio of platelet decrease < 80%

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

n = 59

p

OR

95% C.I.

p

OR

95% C.I.

n = 57

p

OR

95% C.I.

p

OR

95% C.I.

n = 73

p

OR

95% C.I.

p

OR

95% C.I.

Sex

 Female

39/144 (27.1%)

0.01

2.1

1.15–3.83

0.04

1.94

1.04–3.59

37/144 (25.7%)

0.03

1.96

1.07–3.58

0.42

1.3

0.69–2.47

36/144 (25.0%)

0.60

0.87

0.51–1.48

   

 Male

20/133 (15.0%)

      

20/133 (15.0%)

      

37/133 (27.8%)

      

Age (years)

  ≥ 45

28/85 (32.9%)

0.02

2.55

1.41–4.62

0.01

2.3

1.27–4.24

18/85 (21.2%)

0.87

1.05

0.56–1.98

   

23/85 (31.5%)

0.86

1.05

0.59–1.88

   

  < 45

31/192 (16.1%)

      

39/192 (20.3%)

      

50/192 (26.0%)

      

Graft type

 RL

36/176 (20.3%)

0.60

0.86

0.47–1.55

   

52/177 (29.4%)

< 0.001

7.9

3.04–20.55

< 0.001

7.3

2.76–19.34

59/177 (33.3%)

< 0.001

3.07

1.61–5.86

< 0.001

3.24

1.69–6.21

 Non-RL

23/100 (23.0%)

      

5/100 (5.0%)

      

14/100 (14.0%)

      

Preoperative platelet count (×104/μl)

  < 20.0

10/44 (22.7%)

0.80

1.10

0.51–2.39

   

8/44 (18.2%)

0.67

0.83

0.36–1.91

   

5/44 (11.4%)

0.01

0.31

0.12–0.82

0.01

0.28

0.11–0.76

  ≥ 20.0

49/233 (21.0%)

      

49/233 (21.0%)

      

68/233 (29.2%)

      

Preoperative LS ratio

  < 7.0

8/52 (15.4%)

0.25

0.62

0.27–1.40

   

10/52 (19.2%)

0.79

0.9

0.42–1.93

   

15/52 (28.8%)

0.65

1.17

0.60–2.28

   

  ≥ 7.0

51/225 (22.7%)

      

47/225 (20.9%)

      

58/225 (25.8%)

      

Preoperative Alb (g/dl)

  < 4.3

23/75 (30.7%)

0.02

2.04

1.11–3.75

0.18

1.54

0.81–2.91

15/75 (20.0%)

0.89

0.95

0.49–1.84

   

13/75 (17.3%)

0.04

0.5

0.25–0.97

   

  ≥ 4.3

36/202 (17.8%)

      

42/202 (20.8%)

      

60/202 (29.7%)

      

EBL per body weight (ml/kg)

  ≥ 10.0

12/61 (19.7%)

0.73

0.88

0.43–1.79

   

14/61 (24.6%)

0.60

1.2

0.61–2.38

   

16/61 (26.2%)

0.98

0.99

0.52–1.89

   

  < 10.0

47/216 (21.8%)

      

43/216 (19.9%)

      

57/216 (26.4%)

      

Postoperative complication ≥ C-D 3b

 yes

1/6 (16.7%)

1.00

0.73

0.08–6.41

   

3/6 (50.0%)

0.10

4.02

0.79–20.47

   

3/6 (50.0%)

0.19

2.87

0.57–15.56

   

 no

58/269 (21.2%)

      

54/271 (19.9%)

      

70/271 (26.8%)

      

Postoperative hospital stay (days)

  ≥ 20

9/27 (33.3%)

0.11

2

0.85–4.72

   

5/27 (18.5%)

0.78

0.87

0.31–2.40

   

8/27 (29.6%)

0.65

1.2

0.50–2.87

   

  < 20

50/250 (20.0%)

      

52/250 (20.8%)

      

65/250 (26.0%)

      
  1. Alb albumin, C-D Clavien-Dindo, C.I. confidence interval, EBL estimated blood loss, LS ratio liver /spleen ratio, OR odds ratio, RL right liver