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. 2020 Oct 27;51(2):227–232. doi: 10.1111/hepr.13577

TABLE 2.

Univariable and multivariable logistic regression on the factors associated with the elevation of alanine aminotransferase

Characteristic n Univariable Multivariable
OR (95% CI) P‐value OR (95% CI) P‐value
Age (years) 60 1.00 (0.97–1.04) 0.86
Sex
Male 43 Reference
Female 17 0.27 (0.07–1.02) 0.05
Bodyweight (kg) 60 1.09 (1.02–1.15) 0.01
Height (cm) 60 1.06 (0.97–1.16) 0.17
BMI (kg/m2) 60 1.31 (1.00–1.72) 0.05
BT (°C)† 60 1.61 (0.72–3.60) 0.25
SpO2 (%)‡ 60 0.68 (0.50–0.94) 0.02
ALP (U/L)† 60 1.01 (1.00–1.01) 0.03
γGTP (U/L)† 60 1.03 (0.99–1.07) 0.09
LDH (U/L)† 60 1.01 (1.00–1.01) 0.07
Albumin (g/dL)‡ 60 0.41 (0.13–1.29) 0.13
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)† 60 6.64 (0.86–51.12) 0.07
CRP (mg/dL)† 60 1.17 (1.01–1.35) 0.04
Ferritin† (log10 ng/mL) 59 16.49 (1.94–140.11) 0.01
PT‐INR 58 3.74 (0.001–10 357) 0.74
Fibrinogen (mg/dL) 58 1.01 (1.00–1.01) 0.02
FDP elevated 33 4.89 (1.52–15.70) 0.008
not elevated (<2.5 μg/mL) 25 Reference
D‐dimer elevated 24 6.97 (1.99–24.44) 0.002 6.01 (1.19–30.43) 0.03
not elevated (<1.0 μg/mL) 34 Reference Reference
BUN (mg/dL)† 60 0.93 (0.78–1.10) 0.38
Creatinine (mg/dL)† 60 1.00 (0.07–14.95) 1.00
White blood cell (×100/μL)† 60 1.07 (1.02–1.12) 0.004 1.06 (1.01–1.12) 0.03
Lymphocyte count (/μL)‡ 60 1.00 (1.00–1.00) 0.74
Platelet (×10 000/μL) 60 1.06 (0.99–1.15) 0.10
Hemoglobin (g/dL)‡ 60 1.24 (0.87–1.76) 0.23

†Maximum or ‡minimum value during hospitalization.

γGTP, γ‐glutamyl transpeptidase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; BMI, body mass index; BT, body temperature; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CRP, C‐reactive protein; FDP, fibrin/fibrinogen degradation products; LDH, lactase dehydrogenase; PT‐INR, prothrombin time international normalized ratio; SpO2, percutaneous saturation of oxygen.