Table 3.
Relationship between HBs antigen positivity and baseline characteristics
| Baseline characteristics | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | |||
| HBsAg (+)1 n = 66 (%) | HBsAg (-)1 n = 425 (%) | P value | OR (95% CI) n = 491 | P value | |
| Age > 35 yr2 | 57.6 | 48 | 0.15 | - | - |
| Gender, male | 43.9 | 24 | 0.001 | 2.2 (1.3-3.8) | 0.005 |
| BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 | 34.9 | 21.7 | 0.06 | - | - |
| WHO stage 43 | 13.6 | 3.8 | 0.003 | 3.2 (1.3-7.9) | 0.01 |
| AST > UNV | 30.3 | 14.4 | 0.001 | 1.9 (1.02-3.6) | 0.04 |
| ALT > UNV | 16.7 | 7.1 | 0.009 | - | - |
| CD4+ T-cell < 200/mm3 | 34.9 | 20.9 | 0.01 | - | - |
| HIV RNA ≥ 5 Log | 59.1 | 42.8 | 0.02 | 1.5 (0.9-2.7) | 0.12 |
1
HBsAg positive and HBsAg negative.
2
median age.
3
Stage four of World Health Organization (WHO) clinical classification or AIDS. BMI: Body mass index; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; UNV: Upper normal value (50 UI/mL); HBsAg: HBs antigen.