Pancreatic hyperechogenicity associated with hypoadiponectinemia and insulin resistance: A Japanese population study

Table 4 Multivariate association analysis of clinical parameters for pancreatic hyperechogenicity excluding participants with fatty liver

	Multivariate2
Confounding factor	Odds ratio (95%CI)	P value
BMI (kg/m2)	3.89 (2.39-6.35)	< 0.001
Adiponectin (μg/mL)1	0.93 (0.90-0.97)	< 0.001
HOMA-IR	2.23 (1.02-4.89)	0.045

¹Serum adiponectin was analyzed as a continuous variable;

²Adjusted for age, BMI, diastolic BP, adiponectin, serum insulin, HOMA-IR, HDL cholesterol, triglyceride and pancreatic isoamylase. Odds ratios and 95%CI were estimated using the multiple logistic regression model with backward elimination. CI: Confidence interval; BMI: Body mass index; HOMA-IR: Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance.