Table 2. Linear regression analysis of factors associated with serum MICA level.

	B	Standard error	95% confidence intervals for B		Beta	P value
All patients
α-fetoprotein	0.002	0.001	0.001	0.003	0.149	0.007
MICA rs2596542 GG genotype	0.318	0.084	0.153	0.483	0.209	< 0.001
MICA non-A allele carriers
α-fetoprotein	0.002	0.001	.000	0.003	0.158	0.049
MICA A allele carriers
F34	0.325	0.11	0.107	0.543	0.234	0.004

Note: Variables including age, sex, body weight, HCV genotype (1 vs. non-1), HCV viral loads, diabetes (yes vs. no), fibrosis (F0-2 vs. F34), platelet, α-fetoprotein,aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, r-glutamyl transferase.MHC class Ipolypeptide-related chain Ars2596542 GG genotype(A vs. non-A allele carriage). Odds ratio are for MICArs2596542 GG genotype(A vs. non-A allele carriage), α-fetoprotein (per 1 ng/mL increase), and fibrosis (F34 vs. F0-2).