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. 2015 Nov 7;15:399. doi: 10.1186/s12906-015-0925-8

Table 3.

Odds ratio of NAFLD in relation to Sasang constitution type in non-obese subjects

Estimated odds ratios of NAFLD (95 % CI)
SE SY TE
No. of normal cases (%) 164 (95.9) 345 (86.3) 297 (70.2)
No. of NAFLD cases (%) 7 (4.1) 55 (13.8) 126 (29.8)
Crude reference 3.74 (1.66–8.38), P = 0.0014 9.94 (4.54–21.78), P < .0001
Model 1a reference 3.30 (1.32–8.22), P = 0.0104 3.70 (1.37–9.99), P = 0.0099
Model 2b reference 3.27 (1.29–8.29), P = 0.0126 3.53 (1.30–9.58), P = 0.0134

Abbreviations: TE Tae-eum type, SE So-eum type, SY So-yang type, NAFLD non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

aModel 1: adjusted for age, sex, BMI, alcohol consumption, ALT, and physical activity

bModel 2: adjusted for Model 1 + metabolic components

Non-obese was defined as BMI <27.5