Table 2.
Associations of different profiles with NAFLD in un-adjusted and multivariate regression models.
| Variables | Un-adjusted | Adjusted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value | |
| Age, years (≥ 20, < 30 as reference) | ||||
| ≥ 30, < 40 | 2.59 (2.07–3.23) | < 0.001 | 2.30 (1.81–2.93) | < 0.001 |
| ≥ 40, < 50 | 3.48 (2.77–4.38) | < 0.001 | 3.02 (2.32–3.92) | < 0.001 |
| ≥ 50, < 60 | 3.87 (3.09–4.85) | < 0.001 | 3.47 (2.71–4.46) | < 0.001 |
| ≥ 60 | 2.74 (2.19–3.43) | < 0.001 | 2.69 (2.02–3.56) | < 0.001 |
| Race (Mexican American as reference) | ||||
| Other hispanic | 0.61 (0.48–0.76) | < 0.001 | 0.62 (0.49–0.80) | < 0.001 |
| Non-hispanic white | 0.52 (0.43–0.62) | < 0.001 | 0.45 (0.36–0.58) | < 0.001 |
| Non-hispanic black | 0.65 (0.52–0.82) | < 0.001 | 0.69 (0.53–0.90) | 0.009 |
| The other | 0.23 (0.17–0.31) | < 0.001 | 0.24 (0.18–0.33) | < 0.001 |
| Education (Less than 9th grade as reference) | ||||
| 9-11th grade | 0.67 (0.49–0.91) | 0.012 | 0.90 (0.66–1.23) | 0.515 |
| High school or equivalent | 0.75 (0.56–1.00) | 0.051 | 1.06 (0.78–1.45) | 0.706 |
| Some college | 0.71 (0.52–0.97) | 0.037 | 1.11 (0.80–1.54) | 0.545 |
| College or above | 0.48 (0.35–0.65) | < 0.001 | 0.66 (0.47–0.92) | 0.020 |
| Marital status (married/cohabited as reference) | ||||
| Widowed | 0.73 (0.57–0.95) | 0.022 | 0.66 (0.49–0.88) | 0.008 |
| Divorced/separated | 1.10 (0.88–1.37) | 0.405 | 0.92 (0.73–1.16) | 0.470 |
| Unmarried | 0.40 (0.34–0.47) | < 0.001 | 0.61 (0.51–0.74) | < 0.001 |
| Poverty income ratio | 1.02 (0.97–1.07) | 0.442 | 1.00 (0.95–1.05) | 0.912 |
| Employment (employed as reference) | 0.91 (0.80–1.03) | 0.153 | 0.85 (0.73–1.01) | 0.067 |
| Insurance (insured as reference) | 0.93 (0.78–1.09) | 0.370 | 0.93 (0.78–1.11) | 0.437 |
| Profile (profile 1 as reference) | ||||
| Profile 2 | 0.80 (0.63–1.00) | 0.052 | 0.79 (0.63–0.98) | 0.042 |
| Profile 3 | 0.83 (0.74–0.95) | 0.006 | 0.83 (0.73–0.96) | 0.013 |
| Profile 4 | 1.10 (0.83–1.46) | 0.499 | 0.95 (0.71–1.29) | 0.756 |
Significant values are in bold.
NAFLD non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, OR odds ratio, CI confidential interval.