Table 3.
Factors associated with HCC in patients with NAFLD.
| Variable | Univariate analyses | Multivariate analyses | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio | p value | Odds ratio | p value | |
| Age (per 1 year) | 1.17 (1.09–1.25) | <0.001 | 1.16 (1.07–1.25) | <0.001 |
| Gender, male | 1.25 (0.51–3.00) | 0.62 | ||
| BMI (per 1 kg/m2) | 0.99 (0.9–1.09) | 0.91 | ||
| Fibrosis stage (per 1 stage) | 3.48 (2.05–5.91) | <0.001 | 2.87 (1.50–5.51) | 0.002 |
| AC5:0 (per 0.01 μmol/L) | 0.89 (0.81–1.00) | 0.03 | ||
| AC18:1 (per 0.1 μmol/L) | 1.19 (0.96–1.47) | 0.1 | ||
| (AC16:0 + AC18:1)/AC2:0 (per 0.01) | 1.12 (1.00–1.27) | 0.05 | 1.25 (1.05–1.48) | 0.01 |