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. 2020 Feb 20;15(1):117–127. doi: 10.5009/gnl19301

Table 4.

Predictors of the Presence of Fatty Liver in Patients with HBV

Variable All HBV HBV without AVT HBV with AVT



Univariate
p-value
Multivariate Univariate
p-value
Multivariate Univariate
p-value
Multivariate





OR (95% CI) p-value OR (95% CI) p-value OR (95% CI) p-value
Age, yr 0.320 - - 0.220 - - 0.432 - -
Hypertension 0.480 - - 0.815 - - 0.623 - -
Liver cirrhosis 0.008 0.627 (0.238–1.654) 0.346 0.110 - - 0.139 - -
Dyslipidemia 0.463 - - 0.058 - - 0.747 - -
Total bilirubin, mg/dL 0.016 0.604 (0.220–1.657) 0.328 0.331 - - 0.017 0.346 (0.084–1.425) 0.142
Serum albumin, g/dL 0.075 - - 0.154 - - 0.192 - -
Platelet count, ×109/L <0.001 1.009 (1.002–1.017) 0.010 0.020 1.007 (0.994–1.019) 0.309 <0.001 1.011 (1.003–1.019) 0.010
Hepatic steatosis index <0.001 1.163 (1.069–1.266) <0.001 0.003 1.241 (1.044–1.475) 0.014 <0.001 1.142 (1.027–1.269) 0.014

HBV, hepatitis B virus; AVT, antiviral therapy; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.