Table 2.

Multivariate analysis of variables associated with MDB gain and MDB loss.

Variable	OR	95% Cl	P value
MDB Gain (n=719)†
Female	1.88	1.06–3.34	0.031
Hispanic	2.94	1.28–6.77	0.011
Presence of diabetes	2.28	1.26–4.13	0.006
Fibrosis, baseline	1.03	0.78–1.35	0.84
Fibrosis, follow-up	1.84	1.39–2.43	<0.001
Steatosis, baseline	0.93	0.63–1.37	0.71
Steatosis, follow-up	2.14	1.33–3.44	0.002
MDB Loss (n=125)†
Absence of diabetes	5.21	1.24–21.9	0.024
Non-smoker	8.96	2.20–38.7	0.003
Fibrosis, baseline	0.59	0.32–1.10	0.097
Fibrosis, follow up	0.93	0.54–1.60	0.80
BMI, baseline (kg/m2)	1.00	0.86–1.18	0.92
Weight change	0.98	0.94–1.01	0.37

^†Model includes variables significant in univariate analysis.