Table 2.
Multiple linear regression analyses of independent variables associated with fibrosis, steatosis, and NAS score
| Model (backward selection) | Fibrosis R 2 = 0.805 |
Steatosis R 2 = 0.551 |
NAS score R 2 = 0.555 |
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| ß | p | ß | p | ß | p | ||
| Characteristics | Age (years) | 0.206 | 0.024 | ||||
| Sex (male) | −0.286 | 0.024 | |||||
| WC (cm) | 0.284 | 0.016 | 0.218 | 0.055 | |||
| Vitamin D | 25(OH)D3 (nmol/l) | −0.255 | 0.006 | ||||
| Biochemical | Corr. Ca (mmol/L) | −0.298 | 0.001 | ||||
| Bone turnover | P1NP (ng/ml) | 0.401 | <0.001 | ||||
| Osteocalcin (ng/ml) | −0.325 | 0.005 | |||||
| PTH (pg/ml) | −0.290 | 0.004 | |||||
| Insulin resistance | HOMA2-IR | 0.474 | <0.001 | ||||
| Liver | ALAT (U/l) | 0.340 | 0.007 | 0.402 | 0.001 | ||
| Blood count | MCH (pg) | −0.437 | <0.001 | −0.474 | <0.001 | ||
p < 0.05 shown in italics
WC waist circumference, 25(OH)D 3 25-hydroxy vitamin D3, Ca calcium, P1NP procollagen type I propeptides, PTH parathyroid hormone, HOMA2-IR homeostatic model assessment insulin resistance, ALAT alanine aminotransferase, MCH mean corpuscular hemoglobin, ß standardized beta coefficient, p value