Research Article

Liver Fibrosis and Hepatitis B Coinfection among ART Naïve HIV-Infected Patients at a Tertiary Level Hospital in Northwestern Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Prevalence of liver fibrosis by APRI and FIB-4 scores among HIV monoinfected and HIV/HBV coinfected patients.

All patients ()HIV monoinfected ()HBV/HIV ()OR (95% CI) value

APRI score0.29 (0.19–0.44)0.28 (0.19–0.43)0.45 (0.23–0.85)2.21 (1.44–3.38)<0.001
APRI > 1.516 (3.51)11 (2.58)5 (17.24)7.88 (2.53–24.49)<0.001
APRI > 2.010 (2.19)6 (1.41)4 (13.79)22.1 (4.7–104.1)<0.001
FIB-4 score0.97 (0.65–1.54)0.96 (0.65–1.50)1.34 (0.82–2.09)1.24 (1.01–1.51)0.04
FIB-4 > 3.2521 (4.61)19 (4.49)2 (6.90)1.59 (0.35–7.18)0.55