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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2013 May 3;37(9):1527–1535. doi: 10.1111/acer.12129

Table 5.

Multivariable logistic regression models evaluating the association between alcohol use and absence of liver fibrosis (FIB-4 <1.45) stratified by antiretroviral therapy use and by presence of Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) status

Variable Adjusted odds ratio (95% IC) for
absence of liver fibrosis
p-value

Antiretoviral therapy.

Lifetime alcohol consumption
[kg. of alcohol] (n=175)
  <150 kg. 1 0.70
  150–600 kg. 1.17 (0.43, 3.17)
  >600 kg. 1.45 (0.48, 2.24)

No antiretoviral therapy.

Lifetime alcohol consumption
[kg. of alcohol] (n=116)
  <150 kg. 1 0.86
  150–600 kg. 1.25 (0.27, 5.85)
  >600 kg. 0.93 (0.21, 4.04)

HBsAg positive

Lifetime alcohol consumption
[kg. of alcohol] (n=24)
  <150 kg. 1 0.14
  150–600 kg. 0.27 (0.01, 6.62)
  >600 kg. 0.04 (0.00, 1.67)

HBsAg negative

Lifetime alcohol consumption
[kg. of alcohol] (n=259)
  <150 kg. 1 0.87
  150–600 kg. 1.26 (0.50, 3.17)
  >600 kg. 1.22 (0.53, 2.85)