Retrospective Cohort Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2018.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 28, 2018; 24(32): 3663-3670
Published online Aug 28, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i32.3663
Table 2 Univariate analysis for predictors of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
BetaStandard errorOdds ratioP value
Demographic
Age (yr)0.01570.00251.02< 0.001a
Gender (male)0.14350.08151.150.078
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)-0.2260.08310.800.007a
Black (non-Hispanic)-0.28570.09370.750.002a
Mexican American0.57150.08821.77< 0.001a
Others-0.12480.19450.880.521
Body measurement
Body mass index (kg/m2)0.10040.00691.11< 0.001a
Waist circumference (cm)0.05060.0031.05< 0.001a
Biochemistry tests
Iron (μg/dL)-0.00240.00131.000.069
TIBC (μg/dL)0.00150.00071.000.032a
Transferrin saturation (%)-0.01110.00440.990.012a
Ferritin (ng/mL)0.00290.00031.00< 0.001a
Cholesterol (mg/dL)0.0050.00091.01< 0.001a
Triglyceride (mg/dL)0.00490.00041.00< 0.001a
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)-0.02610.00310.97< 0.001a
C-reactive protein (mg/dL)10.33980.05341.40< 0.001a
Uric acid (mg/dL)0.26490.02771.30< 0.001a
Liver chemistry
AST (U/L)11.0040.11531.02< 0.001a
ALT (U/L)11.02740.07771.04< 0.001a
GGT (U/L)10.74410.06121.01< 0.001a
ALP (U/L)10.90110.13031.01< 0.001a
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)0.09140.13951.090.512
Total protein (g/dL)0.5810.08961.79< 0.001a
Albumin (g/dL)-0.08710.11410.920.445
Diabetes testing profile
HbA1c (%)12.22010.21841.34< 0.001a
FPG (mg/dL)11.31250.14281.01< 0.001a
Fasting C-peptide (pmol/mL)1.19760.07533.31< 0.001a
Fasting insulin (μU/mL)10.96460.0591.02< 0.001a