Liver stiffness in the hepatitis B virus carrier: A non-invasive marker of liver disease influenced by the pattern of transaminases

Table 5 Factors associated with FS values at uni and multivariate analysis in 80 treated CHB patients

Variable		Univariate analysis	Multivariate analysis
		P	B	95% CI	P
Age	yr	NS
Sex	Male	NS
Alcohol introduction	> 60 g/d	NS
Diabetes	Present	NS
Hyperlipaemia	Present	NS
BMI	> 25 kg/m2	NS
ALT	Log10 IU/mL	NS
Biochemical remission	Present	0.001	8.705	5.277-12.133	< 0.001
HBV-DNA serum levels	Log10 IU/mL	NS
Disease stage1	Class	< 0.001	4.374	2.982-5.766	< 0.001

¹CHB S0-S2, S3-S4, S5-S6, US cirrhosis. NS: No significance.