Factors Associated with Spontaneous Clearance of Hepatitis C Virus in Chinese Population

Table 2

Univariate and multivariate analysis of factors associated with HCV spontaneous clearance.

Characteristic	Univariate analysis (𝑛=410)		Multivariate analysis (𝑛=410)
	OR (95% CI)	𝑃 value	OR (95% CI)	𝑃 value
Icteric hepatitis history
No (%)	Reference	0.002	Reference	0.001
Yes (%)	2.91 (1.48–5.72)		3.40 (1.68–6.88)
HBV coinfection
HBsAg negative (%)	Reference	<0.001	Reference	<0.001
HBsAg positive (%)	5.78 (2.65–12.62)		5.51 (2.43–12.52)
Sex
Male (%)	Reference	0.020	Reference	0.020
Female (%)	2.24 (1.39–3.62)		2.18 (1.13–4.21)
Alcohol consumption
No (%)	Reference	0.007	Reference	0.612
Yes (%)	0.53 (0.33–0.84)		0.85 (0.45–1.60)
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CT (%)	Reference	0.025	Reference	0.031
CC (%)	3.34 (1.17–9.60)		3.29 (1.12–9.72)