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. 2024 Aug 28;16(17):2877. doi: 10.3390/nu16172877

Table 5.

Univariable and multivariate analysis of risk factors for liver fibrosis in sample with MASLD.

Univariable Multivariable
OR 95%CI p-Value OR 95%CI p-Value
Age ≥ 65 years 1.35 0.77 2.35 0.296
Female 0.85 0.50 1.46 0.558
BMI ≥ 25 (kg/m2) 2.40 1.39 4.15 0.002 1.83 1.01 3.32 0.047
Smoking habit 1.73 0.86 3.46 0.124
Exercise habit 0.87 0.43 1.75 0.700
HOMA-IR ≥ 1.6 3.47 1.97 6.09 <0.001 3.18 1.74 5.80 <0.001
HDL cholesterol < 40 (mg/dL) 2.02 0.74 5.53 0.169
LDL cholesterol ≥ 140 (mg/dL) 0.92 0.51 1.66 0.782
Triglyceride ≥ 150 (mg/dL) 1.81 0.94 3.49 0.070
Diet pattern
 Rice 1.00 1.00
 Vegetables 0.42 0.19 0.92 0.030 0.38 0.16 0.88 0.023
 Seafoods 0.81 0.41 1.60 0.313 0.66 0.31 1.37 0.260
 Sweets 1.16 0.55 2.48 0.700 1.19 0.53 2.67 0.666

MASLD, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease; BMI, body mass index; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.