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. 2020 Apr 25;8(2):120–126. doi: 10.14218/JCTH.2019.00012

Table 4. Logistic (univariate and multivariate) regression analysis of factors predicting resolution of fatty changes in liver in NAFLD subjects (n=37).

Factors OR 95% CI p value AOR 95% CI p value
Age (years) 1.02 0.93-1.12 0.673 1.07 0.92-1.26 0.383
BMI (kg/m2) 1.02 0.73-1.43 0.908
Waist circumference 0.94 0.84-1.06 0.302
Waist hip ratio 0.002 0.0001-1546 0.443
Waist height ratio 0.54 0.0001-73566 0.942
SBP (mm Hg) 0.98 0.95-1.01 0.262
DBP (mm Hg) 1.01 0.93-1.07 0.985
FPG (mg/dL) 0.98 0.96-1.01 0.057
PGPG (mg/dL) 0.99 0.98-1.00 0.106
Triglycerides (mg/dL) 0.98 0.96-0.99 0.009 0.58 0.26-1.31 0.189
Cholesterol (mg/dL) 1.01 0.98-1.03 0.631
HDL (mg/dL) 1.04 0.95-1.14 0.362
LDL (mg/dL) 1.02 0.99-1.04 0.158
VLDL (mg/dL) 0.90 0.83-0.98 0.012 13.84 0.24-80.79 0.205
Bilirubin (mg/dL) 0.26 0.02-3.51 0.311
AST (U/L) 1.03 0.98-1.08 0.324
ALT (U/L) 1.01 0.98-1.04 0.340
ALP (U/L) 1.01 0.99-1.02 0.457
GGT (U/L) 1.01 0.99-1.02 0.490
Fasting insulin 0.87 0.69-1.07 0.191
HOMA-IR 0.52 0.24-1.11 0.089
Metabolic Syndrome 4.29 1.06-17.36 0.041 0.910 0.13-6.55 0.926
Total duration of exercise 1.01 0.89-1.29 0.978
Total calories burnt during exercise 1.01 0.98-1.02 0.122
Exercise intensity (low vs. moderate) 0.18 0.04-0.74 0.017 17.18 1.16-253.61 0.038
MET 2.35 1.01-5.47 0.043

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; PGPG, post-glucose load plasma glucose (after 2-h glucose load); HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein; VLDL, very low density lipoprotein; AST, aspartate transaminase; ALT, alanine transaminase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; GGT, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase; HOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance; MET, metabolic equivalent; OR, odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval.