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. 2017 Aug 15;12(8):e0182784. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182784

Table 4. Factors associated with steatosis on liver biopsy.

Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
Odds ratio 95% CI P value Odds ratio 95% CI P value
Sex (Male) 0.713 0.286–1.774 0.467
Age >50 year 0.399 0.159–0.999 0.050 0.327 0.086–1.246 0.102
Diabetes 0.221 0.679–5.342 1.904
Hypertension 0.552 0.176–1.735 0.309
Chronic hepatitis B 0.311 0.163–1.782 0.311
Chronic hepatitis C 0.999 0.000–0.000 1.000
NAFLD 10.826 3.476–30.436 <0.001 8.920 2.303–34.554 0.002
Alcohol 1.919 0.426–8.648 0.396
ALT >80IU/ml 2.145 0.771–5.964 0.144
BMI
    [2530] vs.≤25 kg/m2 4.284 1.396–13.148 0.011 3.739 0.981–14.250 0.053
    >30 vs. [2530] kg/m2 61.625 7.083–536.150 <0.001 8.920 3.636–341.834 0.002

NAFLD, non alcoholic fatty liver disease; CI, confidence interval; ALT, alanine aminotrasferase; BMI, body mass index.