Table4.

Factors associated with cirrhosis among HBsAg-negative and HBcAb-positive US adults, NHANES 2001–18

Characteristics	Univariate analysis	Multivariable analysis
	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)
HBsAb (reference = positive)	2.10 (1.72–2.58)	1.45 (1.44–1.46)
Age	1.03 (0.99–1.09)	1.07 (1.09–1.08)
Sex (reference = female)	1.67 (0.26–10.71)	2.38 (2.36–2.40)
Race/ethnicity (reference = NH white)
NH Black	0.84 (0.61–1.15)	1.39 (1.37–1.40)
Other	0.56 (0.20–1.51)	0.87 (0.87–0.88)
BMI (reference = 0–25)
25–30	1.21 (1.16–1.26)	0.80 (0.80–0.81)
> 30	0.63 (0.13–2.98)	0.80 (0.79–0.80)
Education (reference = high school or above)	2.07 (0.83–5.13)	1.88 (1.86–1.89)
Income-to-poverty ratio level (reference ≥ 1)	1.45 (1.04–2.02)	1.40 (1.38–1.41)
Alcohol drinking: (reference = non-drinker)	2.15 (1.23–3.75)	1.82 (1.80–1.83)
Smoking status (reference = never smoker)
Former smoker	1.49 (0.94–2.36)	0.76 (0.76–077)
Current smoker	2.03 (0.83–4.96)	1.36 (1.35–1.38)
Liver disease (reference = no)	3.05 (1.76–5.29)	2.91 (2.89–2.94)
Diabetes (reference = no)	2.13 (1.48–3.06)	1.03 (1.02–1.04)
Hypertension (reference = no)	1.89 (1.00–3.58)	1.21 (1.20–1.22)