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Published in final edited form as: Am J Gastroenterol. 2016 Mar 1;111(5):671–676. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2016.44

Table 2.

Factors associated with CVD in NAFLD on multivariable analysis^a

Variable	OR (95% CI)^a	P value
Hypertension	2.54 (1.42–4.58)	0.0017
Renal failure	1.59 (1.01–2.49)	0.04
MELD score	1.10 (1.06–1.14)	<0.0001
Age (years)	1.05 (1.03–1.06)	<0.0001
Non-HDL-C (mg/dl)	1.01 (1.001–1.012)	0.026
LDL (mg/dl)	0.99 (0.98–0.99)	0.008
Family history of CVD	4.25 (1.84–9.83)	0.0007
Albumin	0.52 (0.44–0.63)	<0.0001
Sodium	0.96 (0.93–0.99)	0.037

CVD, cardiovascular disease; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; MELD, Model for End-Stage Liver Disease; NAFLD, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Adjusted for gender, ethnicity, diabetes, dyslipidemia, ALT, family history of CVD, and OSA.