(a).

Characteristics	Model 1	P value	Model 2	P value	Model 3	P value
	OR (95% CI)		OR (95% CI)		OR (95% CI)
ET B	4.100 (1.842–9.124)	0.001∗	4.362 (1.820–10.454)	0.001∗	3.124 (1.121–8.705)	0.029∗
Male	—	—	3.002 (1.268–7.109)	0.012∗	1.218 (0.435–3.408)	0.708
Age (years)	—	—	1.057 (1.022–1.093)	0.001∗	1.066 (1.023–1.111)	0.003∗
BMI (kg/m2)	—	—	1.006 (0.909–1.113)	0.911	0.928 (0.830–1.037)	0.188
TG (mmol/l)	—	—			1.604 (1.030–2.497)	0.037∗
HDL-C (mmol/l)	—	—			0.038 (0.008–0.184)	<0.001∗