Serum levels of apoptosis inhibitor of macrophage are associated with hepatic fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Table 4 Multiple logistic regression analysis for factors associated with advanced hepatic fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Variable	Odds ratio	95% confidential interval	Pvalue
Age (≥55 years)	1.025	0.168-6.253	0.979
Platelet count (<17 × 10⁴/μl)	5.617	0.933-33.826	0.060
Albumin (<4.4 g/dl)	2.236	0.470-10.638	0.312
ALT (≥43 IU/l)	5.906	1.179-29.589	0.031
γ-GTP (≥27 IU/l)	2.447	0.489-12.247	0.276
AIM (≥1.2 μg/ml)	5.612	1.103-28.563	0.038
Hyaluronic acid (≥40 ng/ml)	11.617	2.233-60.443	0.004

ALT, alanine aminotransferase; γ-GTP, γ-glutamyl transpeptidase; AIM, apoptosis inhibitor of macrophage.

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