Table 2. Multivariate analysis for liver cirrhosis among CHC patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Variables	Adjusted HR (95% CI)
Age at diagnosis of CHC (years)	1.05 (1.03–1.08)**
Gender
Female	1.00
Male	1.13 (0.59–2.17)
MTX nonusers	1.00
MTX users	0.33 (0.19–0.59)**
Comorbidity
Diabetes mellitus	2.71 (1.44–5.11)*
Dyslipidemia	0.75 (0.35–1.59)
Hypertension	0.54 (0.30–0.97)*

*p < 0.05; **p < 0.001.

CHC: chronic hepatitis C; CI: confidence interval; MTX: methotrexate; NAFLD: non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.