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Table 2 Analysis of the association between genotype polymorphism at rs738409 PNPLA3 and steatosis and advanced liver fibrosis in patients with HCV infection according to the univariate and multivariate analysis in the recessive model

From: The rs738409 polymorphism of the PNPLA3 gene is associated with hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in Brazilian patients with chronic hepatitis C

Variables

na/Nb (%)

na/Nb (%)

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

 

No steatosis

Steatosis

ORc

95% CI

P

OR

95% CI

P

PNPLA3 genotype

 CC/CG

108/147 (74.1)

88/143 (61.5)

1.00

  

1.00

  

 GG

38/147 (25.9)

55/143 (38.5)

1.73

(1.05 – 2.84)

0.03

2.16

(1.26 – 3.72)

0.01

Age (years)

52.2±11.7

57.6±11.8

0.03

(0.01 – 0.06)

0.00

1.04

(1.02 – 1.06)

0.00

Sex

 Female

78/147 (53.1)

88/143 (61.5)

1.00

  

1.00

  

 Male

69/147 (46.9)

55/143(38.6)

1.41

(0.88 – 2.25)

0.14

0.62

(0.35 – 1.08)

0.09

BMI (kg/m2)

26±3.8

28.1±7.6

0.07

(0.03 – 0.13)

0.00

1.10

(1.04 – 1.18)

0.00

Ethnicity/color

 White

108/147 (73.5)

118/143 (82.5)

1.00

  

1.00

  

 Pardo

28/147 (19.0)

15/143(10.5)

0.64

(0.33 – 1.24)

0.19

0.77

(0.36 – 1.66)

0.50

 Black

11/147 (7.5)

10/143 (7.0)

1.34

(0.53 – 3.23)

0.55

0.71

(0.25 – 2.05)

0.53

HOMA-IR

3.1±8.2

3.8±3.7

0.02

(0.01 – 0.07)

0.38

0.99

(0.95 – 1.03)

0.72

Alcohol

 <20 g/day

113/147 (76.9)

117/143 (81.8)

1.00

  

1.00

  

 >20 g/day

31/147 (21.1)

24/143(16.8)

0.75

(0.41 – 1.36)

0.35

1.38

(0.77 – 2.48)

0.29

HCV genotype

 Non 3

130/147 (88.4)

111/143 (77.6)

1.00

  

1.00

  

 3

15/147 (10.2)

29/143(20.3)

2.34

(1.19 – 4.57)

0.01

2.15

(1.02 – 4.53)

0.04

TM6SF2 (genotype

 CC

135/147 (91.8)

126/143 (88.1)

1.00

  

1.00

  

 CT

12/147 (8.2)

17/143(11.9)

0.95

(0.44 – 2.05)

0.90

2.28

(0.93 – 5.61)

0.07

 

Mild fibrosis (F0-F1-F2)

Advanced Fibrosis (F3-F4)

      

PNPLA3 genotype

 CC/CG

162/232 (69.8)

34/58 (58.6)

1.00

  

1.00

  

 GG

70/232 (30.2)

24/58(41.4)

1.63

(1.15 – 2.95)

0.01

2.64

(1.26 – 5.53)

0.01

Age (years)

53.4±13.3

60.7±9.2(84.5)

0.05

(0.02 – 0.08)

0.00

1.08

(1.04 – 1.11)

0.00

Sex

 Female

145/232 (62.5)

21/58 (36.2)

1.00

  

1.00

  

 Male

87/232 (37.5)

37/58(63.8)

2.93

(1.61 – 5.33)

0.00

1.06

(1.03 – 1.09)

0.00

BMI (kg/m2)

27.1±6.4

26.8±4.8

1.00

(0.95 – 1.05)

0.71

1.03

(0.97 – 1.09)

0.37

Ethnicity/color

 White

183/232 (78.9)

43/58 (74.1)

1.00

  

1.00

  

 Pardo

16/232 (6.9)

10/58(17.3)

1.36

(0.62 – 2.99)

0.43

2.46

(0.93 – 6.48)

0.07

 Black

33/232 (14.2)

5/58(8.6)

2.25

(0.85 – 5.94)

0.10

1.76

(0.45 – 6.93)

0.42

HOMA-IR

3.2±6.7

4.6±4.5

0.02

(0.01 – 1.02)

0.21

1.03

(0.99 – 1.08)

0.15

Alcohol

 <20 g/day

187/232 (80.6)

43/58 (74.1)

1.00

  

1.00

  

 >20 g/day

40/232 (17.2)

15/58(25.9)

0.59

(0.30 – 1.17)

0.13

0.91

(0.39 – 2.12)

0.82

HCV genotype

 Non 3

196/232 (84.5)

45/58 (77.6)

1.00

  

1.00

  

 3

32/232 (13.8)

13/58(22.4)

1.76

(0.86 – 3.64)

0.12

1.43

(0.59 – 3.45)

0.43

TM6SF2 (genotype

 CC

215/232 (92.7)

46/58 (79.3)

1.00

  

1.00

  

 CT

17/232 (7.3)

12/58(20.7)

3.51

(1.18 – 10.47)

0.02

4.81

(1.67 – 13.87)

0.00

  1. Abbreviations: BMI Body mass index, HOMA-IR homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance
  2. aNumber of patients with the characteristic; bTotal number of patients with the outcome (no steatosis, steatosis, no advanced fibrosis or advanced fibrosis); cIn the case of continuous variables (age, BMI and HOMA-IR) means OR in one unit increase