. 2013 Apr 18;13(4):e6065. doi: 10.5812/hepatmon.6065

Table 2. Association of Serum Adiponectin Levels With Demographic, Metabolic, Histological, and Viral Factors in Patients With Chronic HBV.

Variable	rs^a	P value
Gender Male/Female, %	-0.135	0.207
Age, y	-0.013	0.904
BMI^a, kg/m²	-0.430	0.000^c
ALT^a, U/L	0.050	0.640
AST^a, U/L	0.044	0.681
LDH^a, U/L	-0.141	0.190
γ-GT^a, U/L	-0.171	0.108
FPG^a, mmol/L	-0.335	0.001
FINS^a, mU/L	-0.608	0.000^c
C-Peptide, nmol/L	-0.328	0.002^c
HOMA-IR^a	-0.557	0.000^c
HOMA-β^a	-0.401	0.000^c
TC^a, mmol/L	-0.027	0.802
TG^a, mmol/L	0.103	0.337
LDL^a, mmol/L	0.022	0.837
HDL^a, mmol/L	0.043	0.686
ApoA1^a, g/L	0.106	0.321
ApoBa, g/L	0.181	0.090
FFA^a, mEq/L	-0.482	0.000^c
HBeAg (+) or (-)	0.154	0.150
Viral load copies/ml	0.087	0.419
Genotype	0.143	0.022^b
Grade of inflammation	0.210	0.049^b
Grade of fibrosis	0.099	0.354
Grade of steatosis	-0.318	0.002^c
With or without steatosis	-0.761	0.330

^aAbbreviations: BMI, body mass index; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartateaminotransferase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; γ-GT, γ-glutamyltranspeptidase; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; FINS, fasting insulin; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; HOMA-β, homeostasis-model assessment of beta-cell function; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; Apo A1, apoliporotein A1; Apo B, apolipoprotein B; FFA, free fatty acid.

^bP < 0.05

^cP < 0.01