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Table 7 Odd ratios for HBV patients (n = 50) and controls (n = 50) according to quartile of serum fatty acids

From: Serum lipids as an indicator for the alteration of liver function in patients with hepatitis B

Fatty acids

Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)

P value

1st Quartile Reference

2nd Quartile

3rd Quartile

4th Quartile

5th Quartile

C – 14:0

1.00

1.7 (0.1–21.3)

3.3 (0.4–29.0)

3.1 (0.4–25.2)

4.7 (0.2–212.2)

< 0.01

C - 16: 0

1.00

1.4 (0.2–9.6)

1.7 (0.2–12.3)

1.7 (0.2–14.6)

3.2 (0.1–121.0)

< 0.01

C - 18: 0

1.00

1.4 (0.2–10.9)

1.2 (0.1–13.7)

1.1 (0.2–6.6)

2.4 (0.1–93.9)

0.26

C - 20: 0

1.00

1.7 (0.1–24.2)

2.1 (0.4–11.4)

2.2 (0.3–19.8)

3.3 (0.2–118.8)

0.29

C - 16: 1

1.00

3.0 (0.2–96.4)

3.4 (0.2–103)

3.0 (0.03–904)

3.6 (0.2–125.9)

0.11

C - 18: 1

1.00

1.2 (0.1–16.3)

1.9 (0.2–14.8)

2.0 (0.2–19.7)

3.3 (0.1–158.8)

0.15

C - 22: 1

1.00

2.4 (0.3–22.6)

2.7 (0.2–35.8)

2.2 (0.3–16.9)

2.0 (0.03–117)

0.29

C - 18: 2

1.00

0.6 (0.1–4.1)

0.4 (0.02–4.3)

0.2 (0.01–3.6)

0.1 (0.003–2.4)

< 0.01

C - 18: 3

1.00

0.2 (0.01–1.9)

0.5 (0.1–3.4)

0.4 (0.1–2.7)

0.2 (0.01–5.1)

0.03

C - 20: 3

1.00

0.2 (0.02–1.4)

0.2 (0.01–2.6)

0.4 (0.1–2.3)

0.2 (0.01–4.8)

0.02

C - 20: 4

1.00

0.6 (0.1–5.5)

0.8 (0.1–5.4)

0.8 (0.1–6.5)

0.8 (0.01–42.6)

< 0.01

C - 20: 5

1.00

0.5 (0.04–4.6)

0.5 (0.04–4.6)

0.5 (0.1–3.4)

0.3 (0.01–6.3)

0.003

C - 22: 5

1.00

1.0 (0.1–8.2)

1.0 (0.1–8.2)

1.0 (0.01–53)

1.2 (0.2–8.4)

0.05

C - 22: 6

1.00

0.8 (0.1–7.5)

0.7 (0.1–4.8)

0.8 (0.1–5.8)

0.8 (0.01–42.6)

0.25