Table 2. Association of mean C-IMT and frequency of carotid plaque with NAFLD.

	Without fatty liver	With NAFLD	p-value
n	599	123
C-IMT
Unadjusted	0.69 ± 0.18	0.81 ± 0.25	<0.001
Multiple adjusted association
Model 1	0.700 ± 0.007	0.816 ± 0.018	<0.001
Model 2	0.701 ± 0.009	0.815 ± 0.011	<0.001
Model 3	0.704 ± 0.007	0.790 ± 0.019	<0.001
Carotid plaque, %
Unadjusted	1	1.994 (1.218–3.264)	0.006
Multiple adjusted association
Model 1	1	1.683 (0.819–3.459)	0.157
Model 2	1	1.670 (0.812–3.434)	0.163
Model 3	1	1.021 (0.450–2.317)	0.960

Data are expressed as mean ± SE and odds ratios ± 95% CI as assessed by an analysis of covariance or multivariate logistic regression analysis. The models adjusted as follows: model 1: Adjusted for age, sex, BMI, waist circumference, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, TC, TG, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol; model 2: as model 1, plus further adjustment for presence of the metabolic syndrome (as categorical variable); model 3: as model 2 plus ALT, AST, GGT, hsCRP, and medication use (anti-hypertensive, and lipid-lowering).