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

Table 3. Association of Hepatic Adiponectin Immunoreactivity With Demographic, Metabolic, Histological, and Viral Factors in Patients With Chronic HBV.

Characteristic (n=89) rsa P value
Gender Male/Female, % -0.163 0.126
Age, y 0.250 0.018b
BMIa, kg/m2 0.235 0.027b
ALTa, U/L 0.111 0.300
ASTa, U/L 0.085 0.430
γ-GTa, U/L 0.303 0.004c
FPGa, mmol/L 0.092 0.389
Insulin, mU/L -0.232 0.028b
C-Peptide, nmol/L 0.005 0.960
Adiponectin, ug/ml -0.204 0.055
HOMA-IRa 0.187 0.080
Grade of inflammation, % with 0/1/2/3/4 -0.193 0.070
Grade of fibrosis, % with 0/1/2/3/4 -0.252 0.017b
Grade of steatosis, % with 0/1/2/3 0.589 0.000c
Viral load, copies/ml -0.093 0.385

aAbbreviations: BMI, body mass index; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartateaminotransferase; γ-GT, γ-glutamyltranspeptidase; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance.

bP < 0.05

cP < 0.01