Table 2 Associations of adiponectin levels in CHC patients at baseline
Baseline factors | Univariate analyses | Multivariate analyses | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | 95% CI of β (β) | p values | 95% CI of β (β) | p values |
Male, yes | − 1.74 to − 0.647 (− 1.194) |  < 0.001 | − 1.44 to − 0.417 (− 0.93) |  < 0.001 |
Age (years) | 0.026–0.068 (0.047) |  < 0.001 | − 0.039 to 0.015 (− 0.012) | 0.394 |
BMI (kg/m2) | − 0.194 to − 0.159 (− 0.127) |  < 0.001 | − 0.098  to  0.052 (− 0.023) | 0.545 |
HCV genotype | − 0.146  to   0.143 (0.014) | 0.868 |  |  |
Log HCV RNA (logIU/mL) | − 0.507  to  0.176 (− 0.165) | 0.342 |  |  |
ALT (U/L) | − 0.002  to  0.005 (0.001) | 0.376 |  |  |
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) | − 0.025  to  − 0.012 (− 0.019) |  < 0.001 | − 0.025  to  − 0.008 (− 0.017) |  < 0.001 |
TG (mg/dL) | − 0.018  to  − 0.008 (− 0.013) |  < 0.001 | − 0.015  to  − 0.005 (− 0.01) |  < 0.001 |
TC (mg/dL) | − 0.004  to  0.013 (− 0.006) | 0.183 |  |  |
HOMA-IR | − 0.177  to  − 0.005 (− 0.061) | 0.034 | − 0.052  to  0.053 (0.00) | 0.99 |
Uric acid (mg/dL) | − 0.312  to  0.077 (− 0.117) | 0.237 |  |  |
NLR | − 0.321  to  0.203 (− 0.059) | 0.659 |  |  |
Platelet (103/uL) | − 0.013  to  − 0.006 (− 0.009) |  < 0.001 | − 0.006  to  0.004 (− 0.001) | 0.617 |
Liver cirrhosis, yes | − 0.391  to  0.948 (0.279) | 0.414 |  |  |
Fibrosis-4 score | 0.17–0.324 (0.247) |  < 0.001 | 0.08–0.297 (0.188) | 0.001 |
Ferritin (ng/mL) | − 0.001 to 0.000 (0.000) | 0.212 |  |  |
IFNL3-rs12979860 CC genotype, yes | − 0.471 to 0.421 (0.4752) | 0.324 |  |  |