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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2026; 32(11): 114243
Published online Mar 21, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v32.i11.114243
Published online Mar 21, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v32.i11.114243
Table 4 Logistic regression analysis examining the association between various factors and metabolically dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in relation to participants’ age
| Young population < 38 years | B | SE | OR | 95%CI for OR | P value |
| BMI (reference normal BMI) | < 0.001 | ||||
| BMI (overweight vs normal BMI) | 3.2 | 0.9 | 24 | 4.2-134 | < 0.001 |
| BMI (obese vs normal BMI) | 3.5 | 0.9 | 32 | 5.5-183 | < 0.001 |
| Waist circumference (> 80 in female, > 94 in males) | 1.2 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 1.1-11 | 0.042 |
| HOMA-IR (elevated) | 1.7 | 0.5 | 5.6 | 1.906 | 0.002 |
| Old population ≥ 38 years | |||||
| BMI (reference normal BMI) | < 0.001 | ||||
| BMI (overweight vs normal BMI) | 1.3 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 1.5-9.8 | 0.006 |
| BMI (obese vs normal BMI) | 4.2 | 0.6 | 64.4 | 21-197.1 | < 0.001 |
| Elevated HOMA-IR | 1.1 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 1.4-6.8 | 0.006 |
| HbA1c (reference: Normal HBA1c ≤5.6) | 0.045 | ||||
| HbA1c (prediabetic vs normal HbA1c) | 1.3 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 1.3-9.9 | 0.013 |
| HbA1c (diabetics vs normal HbA1c) | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.2-5.6 | 0.958 |
- Citation: Hegazy M, Fathy M, Ashoush O, Abdelshafy S, Abdelfatah D, Saad S, Abd El-Moniem S, Ibrahim W, Ashraf O, Saleh S, Ahmed T, Adly R, Abdel-Wahab A, Ahmed A, Hussein S, Othman A, Abdelghani A. Egypt’s metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease: Genetic and dietary nexus, shaping artificial intelligence driven healthier future. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(11): 114243
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v32.i11.114243