Association of Low High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels with Poor Outcomes in Hepatitis B-Associated Decompensated Cirrhosis Patients

Table 2

Logistic regression analyses to identify risk factors associated with mortality in patients with HBV-associated decompensated liver cirrhosis.

	Univariate			Multivariate
	Odds ratio	95% CI		Odds ratio	95% CI
Albumin (g/L)	0.912	0.845-0.984	0.014
MELD score	1.289	1.170-1.420	<0.001	1.242	1.122-1.376	<0.001
HDL-C (mmol/L)	0.047	0.011-0.207	<0.001	0.184	0.038-0.893	0.036
Blood urea nitrogen (μmol/L)	1.002	0.986-1018	0.843
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L)	1.004	1.000-1.008	0.083

Abbreviations: CI: confidence interval; MELD: Model for End-stage Liver Disease; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.