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. 2016 Mar 31;6:23279. doi: 10.1038/srep23279

Table 3. Risk factors associated with the presence of NAFLD.

Variables β SE Wald χ2 P OR (95% CI)
Age (year) 0.028 0.003 79.970 <0.001 1.028 (1.022–1.035)
Male gender 0.549 0.106 26.884 <0.001 1.731 (1.407–2.129)
Body mass index (kg/m2) 0.284 0.018 248.144 <0.001 1.328 (1.282–1.376)
Waist circumference (cm) 0.039 0.006 41.316 <0.001 1.040 (1.028–1.053)
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 0.025 0.005 28.278 <0.001 1.025 (1.016–1.034)
ALT/AST ratio 1.649 0.107 235.661 <0.001 5.201 (4.213–6.419)
γ-Glutamyltransferase (U/L) 0.005 0.001 18.993 <0.001 1.005 (1.003–1.008)
Albumin (g/L) 0.081 0.015 30.619 <0.001 1.084 (1.054–1.116)
Triglyceride (mmol/L) 0.214 0.055 15.234 <0.001 1.238 (1.112–1.379)
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) 0.156 0.049 9.944 0.002 1.169 (1.061–1.288)
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) −1.352 0.171 62.530 <0.001 0.259 (0.185–0.362)
Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L) 0.123 0.034 12.925 <0.001 1.131 (1.058–1.209)
Serum uric acid (μmol/L) 0.003 0.001 44.775 <0.001 1.003 (1.002–1.004)
White blood cell (×109/L) 0.064 0.024 6.923 0.009 1.066 (1.016–1.118)
Platelet count (×109/L) 0.003 0.001 20.754 <0.001 1.003 (1.002–1.005)
Serum complement C3 (g/L) 1.655 0.256 41.869 <0.001 5.231 (3.169–8.635)

β, partial regression coefficient; SE, standard error of partial regression coefficient; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; HDL, high-density lipoprotein.