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Table 4. Prevalence Odds Ratio of Liver Fat Among Different Ethnicities Compared to Caucasians Across Spectrum of Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome.

Ethnicity	Non-Obese	Obese	^aMS (-)	^aMS (+)
Caucasian	1 (Reference)	1 (Reference)	1 (Reference)	1 (Reference)
Chinese	2.44 (1.67-3.56)	1.05 (0.35-3.19)	2.58 (1.68-3.95)	1.34 (0.83-2.17)
African-American	0.60 (0.40-0.91)	0.54 (0.38-0.76)	0.59 (0.39-0.88)	0.51 (0.36-0.73)
Hispanic	1.61 (1.16-2.23)	1.20 (0.88-1.65)	1.48 (1.04-2.09)	1.29 (0.95-1.74)

Values are expressed as prevalence odds ratio (95% confidence interval). Adjusted for age, gender, BMI, waist circumference, log HS-CRP, log triglycerides, log HOMA, HDL, diabetes, and diabetes treatment.

indicates Metabolic Syndrome.