Table 2.

Logistic regression analysis showing baseline variables independently associated with NAFLD after 3 years

Independent variables	β	Exp (β)	P value
Adiponectin	−0.072	0.931	<0.01
Gender	0.605	1.831	<0.01
BMI	0.153	1.166	<0.001
Insulin	0.218	1.243	<0.001
HOMA‐IR	1.191	1.211	<0.01
GGT	0.012	1.012	0.001
TG	0.373	1.452	<0.001
WBC	0.127	1.135	<0.001

The variables entered in the analysis also included age, SBP, DBP, TC, HDL, and LDL which were all excluded from the model.