Isolated antibody to hepatitis B core antigen in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection

Table 3 Multivariate regression analysis for the predictors of liver cirrhosis

Variable	B	P value	Exp (B)	95% CI for Exp (B)
				Lower	Upper
Age	-0.01	NS	1.0	0.95	1.02
Sex	0.64	NS	1.9	0.55	6.45
INR	7.69	0.002	2182	18.01	264549
AST	-0.01	NS	1.00	0.99	1.00
Bilirubin	0.00	NS	1.00	0.98	1.01
ALP	-0.01	0.006	1.00	0.99	1.00
Albumin	-0.02	NS	0.98	0.98	1.11
Urea	0.05	NS	1.10	0.87	1.27
Creatinine	0.00	NS	1.00	1.00	1.00
+anti-HBc	-2.63	0.0001	0.07	0.02	0.28
Constant	-3.36	NS

NS: not significant; CI: confidence interval; PCR: polymerase chain reaction; INR: international normalization ratio; ALP: alkaline phosphatase.