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. 2018 Oct 29;11:2001–2009. doi: 10.2147/IDR.S175707

Table 4.

HBsAg loss/reduction-associated factors

Factors Univariate
Multivariate
Odds ratio (95% CI) P-value Odds ratio (95% CI) P-value

Age (years) 0.883 (0.823–0.947) 0.001
BMI 0.979 (0.860–1.107) NS
ALT (IU/L) 0.984 (0.947–1.024) NS
AST (IU/L) 1.002 (0.958–1.048) NS
ALB (g/L) 1.034 (0.963–1.110) NS
PLT (/L) 1.010 (0.999–1.022) NS
Liver stiffness (kPa) 0.949 (0.831–1.083) NS
Treatment 0.05
HBsAg at baseline (log IU/mL) 0.384 (0.219–0.676) <0.001 0.434 (0.199–0.945) 0.03
HBsAg reduction at week 24 (log IU/mL) 221.830 (22.121–2,224.565) <0.001 83.864 (6.320–1,112.766) <0.001

Note: Regression analyses presented as univariate and multivariate analyses.

Abbreviations: ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALB, albumin; BMI, body mass index; HBsAg, hepatitis B surface antigen; PLT platelet.