Clinical expression of insulin resistance in hepatitis C and B virus-related chronic hepatitis: Differences and similarities

Table 2 Univariate analysis (Spearman test) between liver fibrosis (Ishak staging on liver biopsy) and anthropometric, clinical and metabolic characteristics in the two groups of patients

	HCV				HBV
	Linearity coefficient	Standard error	P	t	Linearity coefficient	Standard error	P	t
Age (yr)	0.332	0.046	< 0.0001	7.377	0.532	0.071	< 0.0001	5.689
Sex	0.284	0.046	< 0.05	3.764	0.132	0.108	NS	1.209
BMI	0.243	0.050	< 0.0001	4.633	0.142	0.113	NS	1.162
ALT	0.227	0.045	< 0.0001	4.833	0.157	0.082	NS	1.435
Diabetes	0.211	0.050	< 0.0001	4.532	0.014	0.123	NS	0.103
Metabolic syndrome	0.108	0.039	< 0.05	2.278	0.015	0.011	NS	0.112
Steatosis	0.095	0.045	< 0.05	2.006	0.068	0.187	NS	0.283