Table 4.

Multivariate analysis for predictors of metabolic syndrome in patients with chronic HCV infection.

	Adjusted OR*) (95% CI)	p-value
Waist circumferencea)
Elevated	9.98 (2.63-44.41)	0.0012
Body fat percentageb)
Elevated	8.73 (2.33-42.34)	0.0029
Fasting glucose
≥5.55 mmol/L	16.69 (4.64-76.35)	<0.0001
HDL-c
<0.9 mmol/L	7.23 (1.86-32.63)	0.0059

^*OR adjusted for other variables shown.

^aElevated WC: >88 cm for women and > cm for men.

^bElevated BF%: ≥32% for women and ≥25 % for men.