Table 7.

Multiple linear regression analysis (n = 460)

Dependent variable	B	SE	t	P	95%CI
Abdominal symptoms	-0.39	0.12	-3.22	0.001	-0.63, -0.15
Systemic symptoms	-0.23	0.09	-2.63	0.009	-0.41, -0.06
Overall CLDQ	-0.22	0.09	-2.37	0.018	-0.40, -0.04

Independent variable: alanine aminotransferase (normal vs abnormal). The other controlled independent variables were age, gender, marital status, education level, occupation, annual per capita household incomes and the disease [chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and CHB-related cirrhosis]. CLDQ: Chronic liver disease questionnaire.