Table 3.

Association between FIB-4 quartiles and CAS.

		Reference (Q1)	Q2 OR (95% CI)	P	Q3 OR (95% CI)	P	Q4 OR (95% CI)	P
CAS	Model 1	1	1.22 (0.83–1.78)	0.311	1.89 (1.30–2.75)	<0.001	2.18 (1.50–3.17)	<0.001
	Model 2	1	1.21 (0.82–1.77)	0.333	1.87 (1.28–2.72)	0.001	2.13 (1.46–3.10)	<0.001
	Model 3	1	1.16 (0.79–1.72)	0.448	1.75 (1.19–2.58)	0.004	2.04 (1.39–3.00)	<0.001

Results are expressed as odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) from binary logistic regression. Q1 is the reference group. Model 1: unadjusted. Model 2: adjusted for sex, smoking, and alcohol consumption. Model 3: adjusted for sex, smoking, alcohol consumption, BMI, FBG, GGT, HbA1c, TG, SUA, Cr, and HN. CAS, carotid atherosclerosis; BMI, body mass index; FBG, fasting blood glucose; GGT, glutamyl transpeptidase; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin A1c; TG, triglyceride; SUA, serum uric acid; Cr, creatinine; HN, hypertension.