Table V.
IM risk according to liver parameter quartiles in the two sexes.
| Males | Females | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter values | Crude OR (CI)c | Adjusted OR (CI)d | Parameter values | Crude OR (CI)c | Adjusted OR (CI)d | |
| ALT (U/l) | ||||||
| ALT Quartile 1 | ALT≤15.00 (reference) | ALT≤11.00 (reference) | ||||
| ALT Quartile 2 | 15.00<ALT≤25.00 | 1.238 (0.310–4.947) | 1.279 (0.306–5.341) | 11.00<ALT≤14.00 | 0.674 (0.196–2.320) | 0.679 (0.196–2.351) |
| ALT Quartile 3 | 25.00<ALT≤63.00 | 4.875 (1.230–19.319)a | 7.149 (1.635–31.265)b | 14.00<ALT≤27.50 | 0.935 (0.299–2.920) | 0.933 (0.281–3.103) |
| ALT Quartile 4 | ALT>63.00 | 21.667 (4.154–113.020)b | 38.054 (6.241–232.038)b | ALT>27.50 | 10.111 (2.306–44.348)b | 9.882 (2.076–47.038)b |
| AST (U/l) | ||||||
| AST Quartile 1 | AST≤17.00 (reference) | AST≤14.00 (reference) | ||||
| AST Quartile 2 | 17.00<AST≤21.00 | 1.813 (0.487–6.758) | 2.517 (0.639–9.909) | 14.00<AST≤17.00 | 1.486 (0.386–5.722) | 1.462 (0.378–5.663) |
| AST Quartile 3 | 21.00<AST≤38.25 | 4.636 (1.309–16.423)a | 6.948 (1.783–27.072)b | 17.00< AST≤26.00 | 1.878 (0.536–6.581) | 1.924 (0.545–6.793) |
| AST Quartile 4 | AST>38.25 | 16.150 (3.718–70.142)b | 26.313 (5.384–128.603)b | AST>26.00 | 19.067 (3.899–93.227)b | 20.642 (3.936–108.262)b |
| GGT (U/l) | ||||||
| GGT Quartile 1 | GGT≤18.00 (reference) | GGT≤10.00 (reference) | ||||
| GGT Quartile 2 | 18.00<GGT≤28.00 | 1.684 (0.427–6.642) | 3.074 (0.694–13.610) | 10.00<GGT≤16.00 | 0.943 (0.253–3.509) | 0.977 (0.260–3.668) |
| GGT Quartile 3 | 28.00<GGT≤63.25 | 6.667 (1.690–26.298)b | 20.922 (3.910–111.945)b | 16.00<GGT≤34.75 | 3.000 (0.807–11.147) | 3.030 (0.797–11.513) |
| GGT Quartile 4 | GGT>63.25 | 26.667 (5.199–136.777)b | 79.281 (11.149–563.762)b | GGT>34.75 | 8.360 (1.971–35.461)b | 9.093 (1.927–42.903)b |
| TB (µmol/l) | ||||||
| TB Quartile 1 | TB≤8.250 | 8.229 (2.175–31.132)b | 8.883 (2.287–34.502)b | TB≤5.700 | 8.257 (2.184–31.222)b | 10.048 (2.482–40.682)b |
| TB Quartile 2 | 8.250<TB≤10.550 | 5.040 (1.400–18.140)a | 5.220 (1.402–19.436)a | 5.700<TB≤7.600 | 9.229 (2.463–34.583)b | 10.457 (2.633–41.535)b |
| TB Quartile 3 | 10.550<TB≤15.575 | 3.600 (1.007–12.865)a | 3.839 (1.041–14.158)a | 7.600<TB≤11.650 | 0.578 (0.155–2.151) | 0.586 (0.153–2.249) |
| TB Quartile 4 | TB>15.575 (reference) | TB>11.650 (reference) | ||||
a
P<0.05
b
P<0.01.
c
Logistic regression model without covariates
d
Logistic regression model with age and BMI as covariates. IM, infectious mononucleosis; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; GGT, γ-glutamyl transferase; TB, total bilirubin.