Associated factors for a hyperechogenic pancreas on endoscopic ultrasound

Table 5 Multivariable analysis: Unadjusted and adjusted analyses for the relationships of the abdominal adipose tissue area with hyperechogenic pancreas, OR (95% CI)

	Unadjusted analysis	P value	Adjusted analysis1	P value
VAT area (cm2)		0.015		0.010
Quartile I (< 35.2)	Reference		Reference
Quartile II (35.2-65.9)	0.646 (0.202-2.059)		0.671 (0.214-2.365)
Quartile III (65.9-94.0)	1.311 (0.637-6.094)		1.997 (0.561-7.107)
Quartile IV (> 94.0)	3.491(1.154-10.557)		5.665 (1.515-21.180)
SAT area (cm2)		0.414		0.960
Quartile I (< 109.3 )	Reference		Reference
Quartile II (109.3-139.7)	1.139 (0.374-3.471)		1.016 (0.316-3.271)
Quartile III (139.7-179.2)	1.97 (0.637-6.094)		1.353 (0.378-4.841)
Quartile IV (> 179.2)	2.288 (0.720-7.268)		1.227 (0.301-4.992)

¹Adjusted for age, gender, smoking, alcohol, body mass index. VAT: Visceral adipose tissue; SAT: Subcutaneous adipose tissue; OR: Odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval.