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Table 7.

Odd ratios for HBV patients (n = 50) and controls (n = 50) according to quartile of serum fatty acids

Fatty acids	Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)					P value
Fatty acids	1^st Quartile Reference	2^nd Quartile	3^rd Quartile	4^th Quartile	5^th Quartile	P value
C – 14:0	1.00	1.7 (0.1–21.3)	3.3 (0.4–29.0)	3.1 (0.4–25.2)	4.7 (0.2–212.2)	< 0.01
C - 16: 0	1.00	1.4 (0.2–9.6)	1.7 (0.2–12.3)	1.7 (0.2–14.6)	3.2 (0.1–121.0)	< 0.01
C - 18: 0	1.00	1.4 (0.2–10.9)	1.2 (0.1–13.7)	1.1 (0.2–6.6)	2.4 (0.1–93.9)	0.26
C - 20: 0	1.00	1.7 (0.1–24.2)	2.1 (0.4–11.4)	2.2 (0.3–19.8)	3.3 (0.2–118.8)	0.29
C - 16: 1	1.00	3.0 (0.2–96.4)	3.4 (0.2–103)	3.0 (0.03–904)	3.6 (0.2–125.9)	0.11
C - 18: 1	1.00	1.2 (0.1–16.3)	1.9 (0.2–14.8)	2.0 (0.2–19.7)	3.3 (0.1–158.8)	0.15
C - 22: 1	1.00	2.4 (0.3–22.6)	2.7 (0.2–35.8)	2.2 (0.3–16.9)	2.0 (0.03–117)	0.29
C - 18: 2	1.00	0.6 (0.1–4.1)	0.4 (0.02–4.3)	0.2 (0.01–3.6)	0.1 (0.003–2.4)	< 0.01
C - 18: 3	1.00	0.2 (0.01–1.9)	0.5 (0.1–3.4)	0.4 (0.1–2.7)	0.2 (0.01–5.1)	0.03
C - 20: 3	1.00	0.2 (0.02–1.4)	0.2 (0.01–2.6)	0.4 (0.1–2.3)	0.2 (0.01–4.8)	0.02
C - 20: 4	1.00	0.6 (0.1–5.5)	0.8 (0.1–5.4)	0.8 (0.1–6.5)	0.8 (0.01–42.6)	< 0.01
C - 20: 5	1.00	0.5 (0.04–4.6)	0.5 (0.04–4.6)	0.5 (0.1–3.4)	0.3 (0.01–6.3)	0.003
C - 22: 5	1.00	1.0 (0.1–8.2)	1.0 (0.1–8.2)	1.0 (0.01–53)	1.2 (0.2–8.4)	0.05
C - 22: 6	1.00	0.8 (0.1–7.5)	0.7 (0.1–4.8)	0.8 (0.1–5.8)	0.8 (0.01–42.6)	0.25