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Table 3 Relative hazards of Fib-4 elevation >1.45 from fitting a Cox regression model

From: Immune activation and microbial translocation in liver disease progression in HIV/hepatitis co-infected patients: results from the Icona Foundation study

 

Crude and adjusted relative hazards of developing Fib>1.45

Biomarker

Crude RH (95% CI)

p-value

Adjusted*RH (95% CI)

p-value

Adjusted**RH (95% CI)

p-value

CD8CD38+DR+, %

      

<=48%

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

>48%

5.27 (0.59, 47.23)

0.137

4.62 (0.47, 45.35)

0.189

5.34 (0.31, 92.47)

0.250

not measured

2.82 (0.37, 21.58)

0.318

2.88 (0.35, 23.80)

0.327

1.71 (0.19, 15.66)

0.636

IL-6, pg/ml

      

<=1.1

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

>1.1

1.67 (0.59, 4.68)

0.333

1.62 (0.52, 5.05)

0.403

1.24 (0.34, 4.58)

0.747

not measured

0.71 (0.18, 2.84)

0.627

0.56 (0.13, 2.46)

0.443

§

0.992

LPS, pg/ml

      

<=126

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

>126

0.41 (0.11, 1.60)

0.200

0.36 (0.07, 1.78)

0.211

0.53 (0.08, 3.33)

0.497

not measured

0.53 (0.19, 1.46)

0.217

0.64 (0.21, 1.96)

0.431

0.71 (0.13, 3.89)

0.697

sCD14, mg/ml

      

<=3.6

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

>3.6

0.99 (0.36, 2.74)

0.987

0.46 (0.14, 1.53)

0.206

0.20 (0.04, 0.90)

0.036

not measured

0.69 (0.18, 2.61)

0.582

0.33 (0.08, 1.46)

0.145

§

0.992

TNF-alfa, pg/ml

      

<=2.3

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

>2.3

8.37 (1.90, 36.87)

0.005

15.17 (2.72, 84.76)

0.002

13.05 (2.43, 70.07)

0.003

not measured

1.70 (0.24, 12.11)

0.596

1.53 (0.17, 13.71)

0.702

0.29 (0.01, 10.81)

0.503

  1. *All models (a separate one for each biomarker) adjusted for age, CD4, VL, Fib, year of sample, duration of HIV infection at the date of sample.
  2. **Further mutually adjusted for all biomarkers; § RH not obtained given small sample size for the parameter.