Table 4 Multivariate logistic regression analysis on factors associated with possible and probable cirrhosis

Parameter	Possible cirrhosis		Probable cirrhosis
Parameter	OR (95% CI)	p Value	OR (95% CI)	p Value
Male gender	1.8 (1.4 to 2.4)	<0.001	1.6 (1.1 to 2.4)	0.02
Age>40 years	1.8 (1.4 to 2.4)	<0.001	2.1 (1.3 to 3.1)	0.001
Obesity (BMI⩾25 kg/m2)	1.4 (1.1 to 1.9)	0.02	1.3 (0.9 to 2.0)	0.14
Metabolic syndrome	1.6 (1.1 to 2.4)	0.008	1.7 (1.1 to 2.6)	0.03
Albumin<40 g/l	4.2 (2.7 to 6.4)	<0.001	3.3 (2.1 to 5.2)	<0.001
Bilirubin>15 μmol/l	1.2 (0.9 to 1.5)	0.22	1.3 (0.9 to 1.8)	0.17
AP>ULN	2.4 (1.6 to 3.4)	<0.001	2.9 (2.0 to 4.4)	<0.001
ALT>ULN	2.8 (2.2 to 3.7)	<0.001	2.9 (2.0 to 4.1)	<0.001
HBV DNA>2 log₁₀ copies/ml	1.1 (0.7 to 1.6)	0.65	0.9 (0.6 to 1.7)	0.91

AP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; HBV, hepatitis B virus; OR, odds ratio; ULN, upper limit of normal.