CD4 and Hepatic fibrosis: In the univariate logistic regression analyses, in addition to sCD14 and ALT, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (P = 0.0009), platelet counts (P = 0.0055), and CD4 cell counts (P = 0.05) were associated with the stage of liver fibrosis and so were introduced into the model (Table 2).