Assessment of the performance of haematological and non-invasive fibrotic indices for the monitoring of chronic HBV infection: a pilot study in a Ghanaian population

Table 2 Stepwise Regression model to examine an association between CHB infection and routine laboratory markers

Model	Predictors	Beta coefficient	Exp(B)	95% C.I. for EXP(B)		Sig
Model	Predictors	Beta coefficient	Exp(B)	Lower	Upper	Sig
Step 1a	Haemoglobin Index	− 0.92	0.398	0.299	0.531	< 0.0001
Step 2b	Haemoglobin Index	− 0.879	0.415	0.306	0.563	< 0.0001
	MPV_10000	0.332	1.393	1.221	1.59	< 0.0001
Step 3c	Haemoglobin Index	− 0.89	0.41	0.296	0.57	< 0.0001
	NLR	− 0.821	0.44	0.313	0.618	< 0.0001
	MPV_10000	0.312	1.366	1.193	1.565	< 0.0001
Step 4d	Haemoglobin Index	− 0.876	0.416	0.298	0.581	< 0.0001
	NLR	− 0.839	0.432	0.305	0.613	< 0.0001
	MPV_10000	0.333	1.395	1.212	1.606	< 0.0001
	Albumin	− 0.059	0.943	0.9	0.988	0.014

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