Table 2. Associations between increased ALT activity and metabolic factors in NAFLD patients.
| Variable | Standard error | Significance | Odds ratio | 95% CI for odds ratio |
|
| Lower | Upper | ||||
| Insulin resistance | 0.285 | 0.013 | 2.025 | 1.158 | 3.541 |
| High fasting blood sugar (>100 mg/dL) | 0.376 | 0.902 | 0.955 | 0.457 | 1.995 |
| Uric acid (mg/dL) | 0.099 | 0.221 | 0.886 | 0.729 | 1.076 |
| Ultrasonographic grading of NAFLD | 0.027 | ||||
| Ultrasonography (grade 1) | 1.037 | 0.134 | 4.732 | 0.620 | 36.118 |
| Ultrasonography (grade 2) | 0.563 | 0.003 | 5.271 | 1.748 | 15.889 |
| Ultrasonography (grade 3) | 0.575 | 0.025 | 3.614 | 1.171 | 11.153 |