Hepatitis C, table 3, A Prospective, Community-Based Evaluation of Liver Enzymes in Individuals With Hepatitis C After Drug Use

A Prospective, Community-Based Evaluation of Liver Enzymes in Individuals With Hepatitis C After Drug Use

table 3. Correlates of HCV-Infected Individuals With Elevated ALT Values: Adjusted Odds Ratios Estimated by Multivariate Logistic Regression

	Odds Ratio (95% CI)^*	P

Male	3.3 (2.5-4.5)	<.001
Alcohol use	1.6 (1.2-2.1)	<.001
Age 41 yr	1.6 (1.2-2.1)	<.001
Injection drug use	0.6 (0.5-0.8)	<.001
Body mass index
20.3-22	1.5 (0.9-2.5)	.087
22.1-24.7	2.0 (1.2-3.2)	.007
>24.7	2.8 (1.6-4.8)	<.001

^* Odds ratio estimated with multivariate logistic regression by comparing those with normal ALT with those with elevated ALT based on 3,584 total ALT measurements. Because they were available only for a subset of participants, body mass index estimates were derived from a separate model that also included HIV infection and the other variates that are shown. Body mass index was categorized into quartiles and comparisons made versus those in the lowest quartile (<20.3). The level of association of other variates was similar in the body mass index-containing model.