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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2007; 13(48): 6518-6528
Published online Dec 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i48.6518
Published online Dec 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i48.6518
Table 3 Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis of factors associated with the presence of extrahepatic manifestations in patients with chronic HCV infection
| Factors | Patients with the factor (%) inthe presence of extrahepaticmanifestations (n = 104) | Patients with the factor (%) inthe absence of extrahepaticmanifestations (n = 32) | Uni-variateanalysis | Multi-variateanalysis | Odds ratio(95% confidence interval) |
| Female sex | 59.6 | 37.5 | 0.042 | ||
| Age ≥ 60 yr | 43.3 | 3.1 | 0.000 | ||
| Duration of infection ≥ 20 yr | 66.3 | 3.1 | 0.000 | 0.001 | 36.3 (4.6-284.9) |
| Transfusion of blood and blood products | 43.3 | 15.6 | 0.006 | ||
| Metavir A3 | 30.8 | 15.6 | |||
| Metavir F4 | 52.9 | 3.1 | 0.000 | 0.011 | 15.4 (1.8-125.9) |
| Alcohol ≥ 50 g/d | 24.0 | 28.1 |
- Citation: Stefanova-Petrova DV, Tzvetanska AH, Naumova EJ, Mihailova AP, Hadjiev EA, Dikova RP, Vukov MI, Tchernev KG. Chronic hepatitis C virus infection: Prevalence of extrahepatic manifestations and association with cryoglobulinemia in Bulgarian patients. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13(48): 6518-6528
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v13/i48/6518.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v13.i48.6518