Table 2.
Association of CES1 copy numbers with NAFLD.
| Variable | Cases ( n = 303) | Controls (n = 303) | Unadjused | Adjused* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P-value | OR(95% CI) | P-value | OR(95% CI) | |||
| CES1 copy number | ||||||
| Neutral | 194 | 215 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Losses | 25 | 12 | 0.02 | 2.31 (1.13,4.72) | 0.01 | 2.75 (1.30,5.85) |
| Gains | 84 | 76 | 0.28 | 1.23 (0.85,1.77) | 0.23 | 1.27 (0.86,1.86) |
CES1, carboxylesterase 1; NAFLD; non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
*Adjusted for age, sex, educational level, occupational status, income, marital status, smoking status, tea drinking status, exercise, history of diabetes, hyperlipidaemia, and hypertension.