Table 4.
Univariate logistic regression and multiple logistic regression for predictors of synchronous NAFLD and carotid artery plaque.
| Univariate logistic regression | Multiple logistic regression | |||||
| OR | S.E. | P-value | OR | S.E. | P-value | |
| Age | 1.06 | 0.03 | .009 | 1.037 | 0.081 | .639 |
| Male, sex | 6.20 | 3.05 | .000 | 6.761 | 8.330 | .121 |
| BMI | 1.88 | 0.22 | .000 | 1.658 | 0.409 | .040 |
| HbA1c ≥5.6 | 3.05 | 0.17 | .002 | 2.183 | 2.015 | .398 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mean | 1.08 | 0.02 | .000 | 1.156 | 0.085 | .047 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mean | 1.08 | 0.02 | .000 | 0.954 | 0.086 | .597 |
| Smoking | 0.87 | 0.39 | .758 | 0.290 | 0.339 | .289 |
| LDL >100 mg/dL | 1.52 | 0.65 | .330 | 6.076 | 7.479 | .143 |
| Triglyceride >110 mg/dL | 5.79 | 2.25 | .000 | 14.080 | 15.438 | .016 |
| TMAO, mean | 1.00 | 0.19 | .987 | 1.835 | 0.763 | .144 |
| Endotoxin, mean | 0.97 | 0.06 | .649 | 0.757 | 0.436 | .244 |
BMI = body mass index; HbA1c = hemoglobin A1C; LDL = low-density lipoprotein; NAFLD = non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; OR = odds ratio; S.E. = standard error; TMAO = trimethylamine-N-oxide.