iver injury at presentation and severity of disease or outcomes. Most of them reported the results of univariate analyses.20 , 22 , 27 , 38 , 45 , 48 , 51 , 53 , 55 , 63 , 67 , 71 , 72 The study by Hajifathalian et al63 reported the results of multivariate analyses that included multiple variables and showed live