Hepatitis C virus genotypes in Saudi Arabia: a future prediction and laboratory profile

Table 6 Univariate and multivariate analysis of gender, age, and biochemical profile in reference to genotypes 1 and 4^a

Variables	OR	95% CI	P value	AOR	95% CI	P value
Age (reference <50 years)	0.976	0.615–1.547	0.916	–	–	–
Gender (reference female)	1.858	1.243–2.777	0.003	1.697	1.152–2.499	0.007
Moderate viremia (Low viremia reference)	1.800	1.119–2.893	0.015	1.836	1.149–2.934	0.011
High viremia (Low viremia reference)	3.157	1.897–5.253	0.000	3.116	1.887–5.144	0.001
AST (normal level as reference)	1.907	1.172–3.104	0.009	–	–	–
ALT (normal level as reference)	0.586	0.365–0.942	0.027	–	–	–
ALP (normal level as reference)	0.949	0.565–1.593	0.842	–	–	–
Total Bilirubin (normal level as reference)	1.026	0.625–1.684	0.920	–	–	–

^aGenotype 4 as reference; OR unadjusted odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI Confidence Interval, AST Aspartate aminotransaminase, ALT Alanine transaminase, ALP Alkaline phosphates
Viremia or viral load is usually interpreted with magnitude of the virus in international unit per each milliliter of blood. Thus, it could be classified as low Viremia with magnitude of <200.000 IU/ml; moderate Viremia with the range from 200.000 IU/ml to 2000.000 IU/ml; and high Viremia with amount higher than 2000.000 IU/ml [58]

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