Table 2.

Risk factors for significant hepatic fibrosis.

Variable	β	Standard error	95% CI	p value
Age	−0.025	0.011	(−0.049 to-0.002)	0.038
Sex	0.257	0.198	(−0.151 to 0.665)	0.206
Races	1.278	0.391	(0.474 to 2.083)	0.003
Education	−0.235	0.466	(−1.155 to 0.685)	0.603
Smoke	−1.232	0.246	(−1.738 to-0.726)	0.001
Alcohol	−0.415	0.291	(−1.015 to 0.185)	0.167
BMI	1.551	0.338	(0.856 to 2.247)	0.001
Hyperlipidemia	0.142	0.282	(−0.439 to 0.723)	0.62
Globulin	0.975	0.341	(0.272 to 1.678)	0.008
FI	0.564	0.139	(0.278 to 0.850)	0.001

BMI, body mass index; FI, frailty index.