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Table 3 Associations of HOMA-IR levels in CHC patients at baseline

From: Critical role of triglycerides for adiponectin levels in hepatitis C: a joint study of human and HCV core transgenic mice

Baseline factors

Univariate analyses

Multivariate analyses

 

95% CI of β (β)

p values

95% CI of β (β)

p values

Male, yes

0.081–1.964 (1.022)

0.033

− 1.44 to − 0.417 (− 0.93)

0.100

Age (years)

− 0.069 to 0.004 (− 0.032)

0.085

− 0.039 to 0.015 (− 0.012)

0.678

BMI (kg/m2)

0.142–0.378 (0.26)

 < 0.001

0.029–0.327 (0.178)

0.02

HCV genotype

1.262–5.513 (3.387)

0.002

0.743–5.279 (3.011)

0.009

Log HCV RNA (logIU/mL)

0.001 to 1.072 (0.536)

0.05

− 0.343 to 0.868 (0.248)

0.433

ALT (U/L)

− 0.136 to 0.162 (0.013)

0.865

  

eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)

0.000–0.023 (0.012)

0.043

− 0.013 to 0.023 (0.005)

0.575

TG (mg/dL)

0.015–0.033 (0.024)

 < 0.001

0.01–0.03 (0.02)

 < 0.001

TC (mg/dL)

− 0.015 to 0.012 (− 0.002)

0.812

  

Adiponectin (μg/mL)

− 0.4 to − 0.016 (− 0.208)

0.034

− 0.197 to 0.215 (0.009)

0.932

Uric acid (mg/dL)

− 0.141 to 0.541 (0.2)

0.25

  

NLR

− 0.275 to 0.573 (0.149)

0.491

  

Platelet (103/uL)

− 0.004 to 0.009 (0.002)

0.489

  

Liver cirrhosis, yes

− 0.692 to 1.595 (0.451)

0.438

  

Fibrosis-4 score

− 0.183 to 0.188 (− 0.048)

0.49

  

Ferritin (ng/mL)

0.000–0.002 (0.001)

0.027

0.000 to 0.002 (0.001)

0.134

IFNL3-rs12979860

CC genotype, yes

− 1.695 to 1.849 (0.077)

0.932

  
  1. HOMA-IR: homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance; CHC: chronic hepatitis C virus infection; CI: confidence interval; BMI: body mass index; HCV: hepatitis C virus; RNA: ribonucleic acid; ALT: alanine transaminase; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; TG: triglycerides; TC: total cholesterol; NLR: neutrophil lymphocyte ratio; IFNL3; interferon-λ3