Table 3.

Odds ratio of the association between obesity, metabolic syndrome and NAFLD

NAFLD, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; TG, triglyceride.

^*After adjusting for age, raised TG, reduced HDL cholesterol, raised fasting plasma glucose, waist circumference, and raised blood pressure.

^†After adjusting for age, obesity, raised TG, reduced HDL cholesterol, raised fasting plasma glucose, and raised blood pressure.

^‡Obesity is defined as BMI ≥25 kg/m².

^∥IDF definition was used for metabolic syndrome.

^§P<0.05.