Table 4.

Factors Associated with Liver Enzyme Abnormalities (Univariate and Multivariate Analysis).

Associated Factor Logistic Regression
Crude OR (95% CI) P Adjusted OR (95% CI) P
Age (years)
 <40 1 1
 40–49 1.4 (0.6–3.1) 0.421 1.5 (0.6–3.5) 0.489
 ≥50 3.8 (1.7–8.8) 0.001 3.9 (1.7–9.2) 0.005
Duration of HIV infection
 ≤3 years 1 1
 >3 years 2.4 (1.3–4.7) 0.004 2.7 (1.4–5.5) 0.005
Clinical stage of HIV
 I 1 1
 II 1.8 (0.5–8.7) 0.589 1.1 (0.3–2.7) 0.689
 III 4.6 (1.3–20.4) 0.005 1.6 (0.3–2.4) 0.189
 IV 1.4 (0.3–8.1) 0.317 1.2 (0.4–3.1) 0.569
CD4 cell count (cells/mm3)
 >303 1 1
 ≤303 1.9 (1.0–3.9) 0.042 2.2 (1.1–4.5) 0.024

CI, confidence interval; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; OR, odds ratio.

RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2022; 13(3): e0016. ISSN: 2076-9172
Published online 2022 July 31. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10474
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