Table 2. Clinical factors associated with mildly elevated serum bilirubin level.

	*OR	95% CI	P value
Age (years)	1.00	0.98–1.01	0.58
Sex (male)	1.72	1.29–2.28	< 0.001
Serum creatinine (mg/dL)	0.73	0.43–1.23	0.23
Calcium (mg/dL)	1.10	0.99–1.22	0.09
Albumin (g/L)	2.76	1.71–4.44	< 0.001
AST (IU/L)	1.01	0.99–1.01	0.50
ALT (IU/L)	1.00	0.99–1.01	0.55
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	1.00	1.00–1.00	0.72
Hypertension	0.65	0.43–0.99	0.04
Diabetes mellitus	0.63	0.40–0.98	0.04
Cancer	0.61	0.30–1.22	0.16
ACE I/ARBs	0.95	0.67–1.36	0.79
Diuretics	1.19	0.76–1.85	0.45
Statins	0.94	0.67–1.32	0.74

OR, odds ratio, CI, confidence interval, AST, aspartate aminotransferase, ALT, alanine aminotransferase, ACE I, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker

*Adjusted with all variables in the table. All serum parameters were included in the analysis as continuous variables (natural units).