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Research Article

Impact of Hepatic Steatosis on the Antiviral Effects of PEG-IFNα-2a in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B and the Associated Mechanism

Table 4

Multivariate analysis of clinical parameters independently associated with significant histological abnormalities.
Patient characteristicsClinical parametersOR (95% CI) value
Presence of hepatic steatosis5.481 (2.992-10.041)0.001
Presence of significant hepatic steatosis (≥S2)Baseline AST0.978 (0.959-0.998)0.029
Baseline UA1.006 (1.000-1.012)0.040
Presence of significant fibrosis (≥F2)Baseline AST1.006 (1.000-1.012)0.038

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