Table 3—

Multiple conditional logistic regression analysis of drug-induced hepatitis

Predictor variables#Model AModel B+
Mixed or daily dosing schedules1.1 (0.6–1.9)1.1 (0.6–1.9)
Non-Chinese1.9 (0.8–4.4)1.8 (0.8–4.1)
Elderly home residents0.3 (0.1–1.0)0.4 (0.1–1.2)
Treatment started in hospital1.6 (1.0–2.5)1.5 (0.9–2.4)
HBsAg carriersNA1.8 (1.1–3.1)*
Ever-drinkersNA1.4 (0.8–2.5)
  • HBsAg: hepatitis B surface antigen; NA: not applicable. #: test for multicollinearity showed that HBsAg carrier status was significantly correlated with chronic liver disease subgroup under coexisting disease group, which was thus excluded from the conditional logistic risk model; : excluding ever-drinkers and HBsAg carriers; +: including ever-drinkers and HBsAg carriers. *: p≤0.05.