Table 2

Initial and final covariates in the binary logistic regression analysis; the dependent variable was the presence of liver fibrosis (F0 versus F1–4)

P-valueOdds ratio95% CI
Step 1a
 ha10.0181.0121.002 to 1.023
 P3NP10.0001.6371.291 to 2.076
 ALB_first0.7310.9830.891 to 1.085
 INR_first0.9250.9160.147 to 5.715
 PLT_first0.0090.9940.989 to0.998
 TB_first0.5221.0150.969 to 1.064
 ALP_first0.2291.0010.999 to 1.004
 ALT_first0.3020.9960.990 to 1.003
 Constant0.9651.111
Step 6a
 ha10.0091.0131.003 to 1.023
 P3NP10.0001.5721.263 to 1.957
 PLT_first0.0090.9940.990 to 0.999
 Constant0.6110.667
  • ALB = Albumin. ALP = alkaline phosphatase. ALT = alanine transaminase. ha = hyaluronic acid. P3NP = procollagen-3 N-terminal peptide. INR = international normalised ratio. PLT = platelet count. TB = Total bilirubin.