Table 1. The main characteristics of the included studies.
| HBV and NAFLD | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study/Years of Publication | Country | HBV+/HBV- | Follow | Sources of Controls | Outcome | Subtype of study | Exposure | Adjusted Factors | Adjusted OR/RR (95% CI) |
| Vincent Wai-Sun Wong.2012 | Hong Kong | 91/922 | 2008-2010 | population | NAFLD | cross-sectional | HBV | alcohol consumption, demographic, and metabolic factors | 0.42 (0.20, 0.88) |
| Yuan-Lung Cheng.2013 | Taiwan | 3642/29797 | 2002-2009 | hospital | NAFLD | cross-sectional | HBV | age, sex, BMI,WC,SBP, fasting glucose, cholesterol, LDL, TG, ALT, GGT, platelet counts, FLI | 0.66 (0.59, 0.72) |
| Eun-Jeong Joo.2016 | Korea | 3926/79413 | 2002-2014 | population | NAFLD | cohort | HBV | age, sex, year of visit, smoking status, alcohol intake, regular exercise, education level, and body mass index | 0.83 (0.73, 0.94) |
| Chia-Chi Wang.2007 | Taiwan | 50/457 | NR | hospital | NAFLD | case-control | HBV | age, sex, ALT, riglyceride, total cholesterol, Body mass index, fasting blood glucose | 0.97 (0.48, 1.95) |
| Peng XE.2013 | China | 527/1042 | 2007-2008 | hospital | NAFLD | cross-sectional | HBV | NR | 3.96 (2.10, 7.48) |
RR, relative risk. OR, odds ratio. CI, confidence interval. NAFLD, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. NR, no report. BMI, body mass index. WC, waist circumference. SBP, systolic blood pressure. HDL, high-density lipoprotein. LDL, low-density lipoprotein. TG, triglyceride. ALT, alanine aminotransferase. GGT, gamma-glutamyltransferase.