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Table 4 Associated factors connected to social support score on the liver transplantation waiting list

From: Social support for patients undergoing liver transplantation in a Public University Hospital

 

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

Variables

β

95% CI

P-value

adjustedβ

95% CI

P-value

Gender

 Female

 Male

−0.043

−0.19 - 0.11

0.574

   

Age (years)

−0.011

− 0.01 - -0.06

0.001

−0.010

− 0.01 - -0.01

0.001

Age

 18–30

0

     

 30–50

−0.359

−0.55 - -0.16

0.001

   

 > 50

−0.427

−0.59 - -0.26

0.001

   

Education level

 Elementary school

0

     

 High School

0.201

0.04–0.36

0.013

   

 University

0.442

0.30–0.58

0.001

   

 Postgraduate

0.074

−0.40 - -0.55

0.763

   

Marital Status

 Single

0

     

 Married

−0.064

−0.27 - 0.15

0.548

   

 Divorced

−0.177

−0.47 - 0.12

0.241

   

 Widow (er)

−0.148

−0.41 - 0.11

0.262

   

Labor status

 Unemployed

0

     

 Working

0.061

−0.21 - 0.34

0.665

   

 Retired

−0.105

−0.30 - 0.09

0.293

   

 On sick leave

0.009

−0.22 - 0.24

0.940

   

Encephalopathy

 Yes

0

     

 Not

0.132

−0.01 - 0.27

0.061

   

Psychiatric Disorder

 Yes

0

     

 Not

0.183

−0.01 - 0.37

0.059

   

Etiology of Hepatic disease

 Alcohol

−0.227

− 0.40 - -0.06

0.009

− 0.212

−0.37 - -0.05

0.009

 Viral Hepatitis

0.111

−0.30 - 0.07

0.224

0.133

−0.29 - 0.03

0.105

 Alcohol + Viral Hepatitis

−0.289

0.50 - -0.09

0.005

−0.207

0.39 - -0.02

0.032

 Others

0

     

Concomitant Disease

 Yes

0

     

 Not

0.155

0.02–0.29

0.025

   

Anxiety

 Yes

0

     

 Not

0.019

−0.12 - 0.16

0.790

   

Happiness

 Yes

0

     

 Not

−0.252

−0.39 - -0.12

0.001

−0.214

− 0.33 - -0.09

0.001

Aggressiveness

 Yes

0

     

 Not

0.177

0.04–0.31

0.011

0.172

0.040–0.030

0.010

  1. CI confidence interval
  2. Bold numbers represent a associative between the variable and the social support