Table 3 Factors associated with salivary Hepatitis C Virus detection
Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Factor | OR (95% CI) | p | OR (95% CI) | p |
Gender (male) | 9.91 (7.74–12.6) | 0.001 | _____________ | _____ |
Age (>46 years) | 0.53 (0.37–0.54) | 0.173 | _____________ | _____ |
Cirrhosis | 0.56 (0.46–0.67) | 0.358 | _____________ | _____ |
MGI (>1.0) | 1.35 (1.09–1.67) | 0.666 | _____________ | _____ |
Dental plaque (<40%) | 3.21 (2.51–3.99) | 0.070 | _____________ | _____ |
Serum viral load (>5.17 log IU/ml) | 40.5 (30.8–53.0) | 0.0000 | 25 (18.8–32.5) | 0.0002 |
Prothrombin time (<70%) | 1.22 (0.98–1.44) | 0.703 | _____________ | _____ |
Platelet count (<105 mm3) | 0.74 (0.61–0.89) | 0.652 | _____________ | _____ |
Viral genotype | 0.54 ( 0.29-0.68) | 0.481 | _____________ | _____ |