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. 2017 Jul 17;7:5518. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-05791-2

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Association between hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and MetS in rural areas located in Southwest China. (a) Association between HBsAg positive and MetS. HbsAg positive decreased the risk of MetS (OR = 0.60, 95% CI: 0.46–0.77), elevated GLU (OR = 0.69, 95% CI: 0.54–0.89) and elevated TG (OR = 0.59, 95% CI: 0.45–0.77). (b) Association between HBV DNA titers and MetS. Lower HBV DNA titers decreased the risk of MetS (OR = 0.67, 95% CI: 0.50–0.92), but did not decrease its constituents; higher HBV DNA titers decreased the risk of MetS (OR = 0.49, 95% CI: 0.33–0.74) and its three constituents. All the results were analyzed after adjustment for age, sex, abnormal liver function, Aflatoxin B1 exposure, MC-LR exposure, alcohol drinking, cigarette smoking, labor strength, education level, family income, and fat, salt, vegetable and fruit consumption.