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Published in final edited form as: Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2023 Jan 10;57(4):378–386. doi: 10.1111/apt.17384

TABLE 3.

Factors associated with liver fibrosis (liver stiffness measurement ≥ 7 kPa) in first-degree relatives of Mexican American probands with hepatocellular carcinoma

	OR (95% CI)^a	p-value
Age (1-year increase)	1.02 (0.98–1.05)	0.41
Male gender	0.83 (0.29–2.38)	0.72
Body mass index ≥ 30kg/m²	1.90 (0.67–5.44)	0.23
Type 2 diabetes	3.21 (1.12–9.19)	0.03
Hypercholesterolemia	1.40 (0.50–3.95)	0.52
Hypertension	1.40 (0.50–3.95)	0.52
Tobacco use	0.66 (0.14–3.16)	0.60
Any alcohol use	0.66 (0.14–3.16)	0.60
AST ≥ 30 IU/L	4.00 (1.37–11.71)	0.01
Albumin < 3.5 g/dl	5.24 (0.67–39.76)	0.11

Note: Bold values represent the significance of p-value (p < 0.05). Abbreviation: AST, aspartate aminotransferase.

Results from univariable analysis are shown.