TABLE 3.
Association between bioimpedance variables in subjects with cirrhosis and the presence of NAFLD by race/ethnicity
| Crude OR (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic Whites | Non-Hispanic Blacks | Hispanics | |
| Body fat mass | n = 168 | n = 107 | n = 67 |
| Continuous | 1.01 (1.00–1.02) | 0.97 (0.92–1.01) | 1.00 (0.99–1.02) |
| Lowest tertile | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Middle tertile | 3.38 (1.38–8.25) | 1.03 (0.14–7.75) | 1.44 (0.44–4.76) |
| Highest tertile | 2.90 (1.18–7.13) | 0.49 (0.04–5.61) | 1.32 (0.41–4.31) |
| Lean body mass | n = 168 | n = 105 | n = 67 |
| Continuous | 0.98 (0.97–1.00) | 1.02 (0.98–1.06) | 0.97 (0.94–0.99) |
| Lowest tertile | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Middle tertile | 0.49 (0.22–1.08) | 0.50 (0.04–5.79) | 0.16 (0.04–0.58) |
| Highest tertile | 0.36 (0.16–0.83) | 0.97 (0.13–7.30) | 0.11 (0.03–0.43) |
| Dry lean mass | n = 168 | n = 105 | n = 67 |
| Continuous | 0.93 (0.88–0.99) | 1.08 (0.92–1.26) | 0.88 (0.81–0.96) |
| Lowest tertile | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Middle tertile | 0.79 (0.36–1.71) | 0.47 (0.04–5.45) | 0.16 (0.04–0.58) |
| Highest tertile | 0.40 (0.17–0.95) | 1.03 (0.14–7.77) | 0.11 (0.03–0.43) |
| Total body water | n = 168 | n = 107 | n = 67 |
| Continuous | 0.98 (0.96–1.00) | 1.03 (0.97–1.09) | 0.95 (0.93–0.98) |
| Lowest tertile | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Middle tertile | 0.64 (0.29–1.39) | 0.49 (0.04–5.61) | 0.19 (0.05–0.69) |
| Highest tertile | 0.41 (0.18–0.94) | 0.94 (0.13–7.09) | 0.12 (0.03–0.46) |
| Lean body mass of right arm | n = 168 | n = 105 | n = 67 |
| Continuous | 0.96 (0.87–1.06) | 0.93 (0.63–1.38) | 0.83 (0.67–1.03) |
| Lowest tertile | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Middle tertile | 0.83 (0.38–1.81) | 1.00 (0.13–7.53) | 0.13 (0.03–0.49) |
| Highest tertile | 0.56 (0.24–1.28) | 0.49 (0.04–5.61) | 0.14 (0.04–0.52) |
| Lean body mass of left arm | n = 168 | n = 105 | n = 67 |
| Continuous | 0.82 (0.68–0.99) | 0.96 (0.55–1.67) | 0.66 (0.50–0.88) |
| Lowest tertile | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Middle tertile | 0.77 (0.35–1.67) | 0.30 (0.03–3.08) | 0.08 (0.02–0.33) |
| Highest tertile | 0.47 (0.20–1.08) | 0.32 (0.03–3.27) | 0.10 (0.03–0.42) |
| Lean body mass of trunk | n = 168 | n = 105 | n = 67 |
| Continuous | 0.97 (0.94–1.00) | 0.98 (0.90–1.07) | 0.94 (0.90–0.99) |
| Lowest tertile | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Middle tertile | 0.83 (0.38–1.82) | 0.30 (0.03–3.08) | 0.13 (0.03–0.49) |
| Highest tertile | 0.43 (0.19–1.00) | 0.32 (0.03–3.27) | 0.14 (0.04–0.52) |
| Lean body mass of right leg | n = 168 | n = 105 | n = 67 |
| Continuous | 0.95 (0.88–1.02) | 1.19 (0.93–1.53) | 0.81 (0.70–0.93) |
| Lowest tertile | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Middle tertile | 0.37 (0.17–0.85) | NA | 0.20 (0.06–0.72) |
| Highest tertile | 0.37 (0.17–0.85) | 1.55 (0.24–9.88) | 0.13 (0.04–0.50) |
| Lean body mass of left leg | n = 168 | n = 105 | n = 67 |
| Continuous | 0.91 (0.83–1.00) | 1.14 (0.88–1.48) | 0.80 (0.69–0.92) |
| Lowest tertile | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Middle tertile | 0.37 (0.17–0.85) | 0.46 (0.04–5.29) | 0.16 (0.04–0.58) |
| Highest tertile | 0.37 (0.17–0.85) | 0.97 (0.13–7.31) | 0.11 (0.03–0.43) |
| Basal metabolic rate | n = 150 | n = 92 | n = 63 |
| Continuous | 1.00 (1.00–1.00) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00) |
| Lowest tertile | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Middle tertile | 4.21 (1.69–10.45) | 0.97 (0.06–16.19) | 6.40 (1.65–24.77) |
| Highest tertile | 1.77 (0.69–4.58) | 3.11 (0.30–31.68) | 1.00 (0.28–3.61) |
| Skeletal muscle mass | n = 84 | n = 26 | n = 41 |
| Continuous | 0.97 (0.94–1.01) | 1.01 (0.93–1.10) | 0.94 (0.89–0.99) |
| Lowest tertile | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Middle tertile | 1.33 (0.47–3.81) | NA | 0.33 (0.05–2.11) |
| Highest tertile | 0.31 (0.10–1.01) | 2.67 (0.19–36.76) | 0.10 (0.02–0.65) |
| Visceral fat surface area | n = 84 | n = 26 | n = 41 |
| Continuous | 1.05 (0.96–1.14) | 0.71 (0.50–1.02) | 1.04 (0.89–1.21) |
| Lowest tertile | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Middle tertile | 1.12 (0.37–3.43) | 0.31 (0.02–4.41) | 1.93 (0.39–9.60) |
| Highest tertile | 2.14 (0.75–6.14) | NA | 1.29 (0.29–5.77) |
| Body fat mass of right arm | n = 84 | n = 26 | n = 41 |
| Continuous | 1.08 (0.97–1.20) | 0.39 (0.14–1.10) | 0.93 (0.79–1.10) |
| Lowest tertile | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Middle tertile | 1.49 (0.50–4.41) | 0.33 (0.02–4.55) | 1.71 (0.37–7.92) |
| Highest tertile | 1.96 (0.66–5.86) | NA | 1.37 (0.29–6.53) |
| Body fat mass of left arm | n = 84 | n = 26 | n = 41 |
| Continuous | 1.08 (0.97–1.20) | 0.36 (0.12–1.10) | 0.93 (0.79–1.11) |
| Lowest tertile | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Middle tertile | 1.68 (0.55–5.08) | 0.44 (0.03–5.93) | 1.35 (0.29–6.18) |
| Highest tertile | 2.37 (0.78–7.20) | NA | 1.20 (0.26–5.59) |
| Body fat mass of right leg | n = 84 | n = 26 | n = 41 |
| Continuous | 1.08 (0.97–1.22) | 0.57 (0.30–1.10) | 1.03 (0.85–1.24) |
| Lowest tertile | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Middle tertile | 1.62 (0.53–4.94) | 0.50 (0.04–6.86) | 1.40 (0.30–6.62) |
| Highest tertile | 2.88 (0.95–8.72) | NA | 2.75 (0.58–12.98) |
| Body fat mass of left leg | n = 84 | n = 26 | n = 41 |
| Continuous | 1.08 (0.97–1.22) | 0.53 (0.26–1.08) | 1.03 (0.85–1.24) |
| Lowest tertile | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Middle tertile | 1.62 (0.53–4.94) | 0.50 (0.04–6.86) | 1.60 (0.35–7.40) |
| Highest tertile | 2.88 (0.95–8.72) | NA | 2.50 (0.52–11.93) |
| Body mass index | n = 168 | n = 107 | n = 67 |
| Continuous | 1.05 (0.99–1.12) | 0.94 (0.78–1.14) | 0.99 (0.91–1.08) |
| Lowest tertile | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Middle tertile | 2.72 (1.16–6.39) | 0.97 (0.13–7.30) | 0.76 (0.23–2.46) |
| Highest tertile | 2.19 (0.93–5.18) | 0.47 (0.04–5.45) | 1.09 (0.34–3.51) |
| Waist-to-hip ratio | n = 155 | n = 103 | n = 61 |
| Continuous | 0.26 (<0.001–66.33) | 188.00 (<0.001–>999) | 0.19 (<0.001–978.42) |
| Lowest tertile | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Middle tertile | 1.05 (0.46–2.40) | 1.94 (0.17–22.44) | 0.94 (0.28–3.14) |
| Highest tertile | 0.99 (0.42–2.35) | 2.13 (0.18–24.67) | 0.98 (0.27–3.52) |
Note: p<0.05.
Abbreviation: NA, not available; OR, Odds Ratio.