Research Article

Comparing Long-Term Outcomes of Entecavir and Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate in Liver Transplant Patients

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of recipients and donors.

VariableEVT ()TDF () value

Recipient age (years)0.878
Recipient gender (, % female)113 (14.2%)11 (10.1%)0.246
Recipient BMI (kg/m2)0.841
Recipient HCC (, %)368 (46.1%)48 (44.0%)0.683
Hypertension (, %)107 (13.4%)21 (19.3%)0.099
Diabetes mellitus (, %)124 (15.5%)23 (21.1%)0.139
MELD at transplantation15 (10-26)14 (9-26)0.955
 International normalized ratio1.42 (1.17-2.05)1.48 (1.20-2.23)0.446
 Bilirubin (μmoI/L)51 (20-290)48 (21-302)0.967
 Creatinine (μmoI/L)65 (54-79)64 (52-75)0.071
Baseline creatinine (μmoI/L)72 (59-87)64 (53-81)0.001
Baseline eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)103 (86-114)108 (95-120)0.001
HBV-related indication (, %)778 (97.5%)104 (95.4%)0.213
HBsAg (log10 U/mL)2.58 (1.76-3.15)2.46 (1.89-3.33)0.721
HBV DNA detectable335 (42.0%)53 (48.6%)0.188
 HBV DNA (log10 IU/mL)0.934
Donor age (years)0.875
Donor gender (, % female)126 (15.8%)17 (15.6%)0.959
Donor BMI (kg/m2)0.267
Cold ischemic time (hours)0.079
Duration of surgery (hours)0.284
Blood loss (100 mL)10 (8-16)10 (6-15)0.149
ABO incompatibility (, %)113 (14.2%)17 (15.6%)0.688
Recipient severe postoperative complications (, %)304 (38.1%)31 (28.4%)0.050
Follow-up (months)36.63 (25.58-53.57)44.60 (27.50-58.47)0.086

Abbreviations: ENT: entecavir; TDF: tenofovir; HBsAg: hepatitis B surface antigen; MELD: Model for End-stage Liver Disease; BMI: body mass index; HBV: hepatitis B; HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate.