Table 4.
Odds ratios for associations between HbAA and NAFLD in subgroups
| Subgroups | HbAA quartile (pmol/g Hb)a | Ptrend | Pinteraction | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 (36.10 < HbAA ≤ 47.60) | Q3 (47.60 < HbAA ≤ 66.50) | Q4 (HbAA > 66.50) | |||
| Age | 0.130 | ||||
| ≤ 50 years | 0.93 (0.56–1.55) | 0.80 (0.51–1.26) | 0.66 (0.41–1.06) | 0.032 | |
| > 50 years | 0.87 (0.66–1.13) | 0.51 (0.37–0.70) | 0.51 (0.34–0.78) | 0.001 | |
| Gender | 0.717 | ||||
| Male | 0.95 (0.68–1.31) | 0.75 (0.48–1.16) | 0.64 (0.36–1.11) | 0.102 | |
| Female | 0.86 (0.60–1.23) | 0.55 (0.39–0.75) | 0.60 (0.36–1.01) | 0.003 | |
| Race | 0.006 | ||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 0.82 (0.56–1.19) | 0.56 (0.41–0.78) | 0.51 (0.37–0.72) | < 0.001 | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 1.03 (0.40–2.65) | 1.06 (0.46–2.41) | 0.58 (0.28–1.18) | 0.228 | |
| Mexican American | 0.77 (0.40–1.51) | 0.46 (0.26–0.83) | 0.69 (0.31–1.56) | 0.115 | |
| Education levels | 0.895 | ||||
| Under high school | 1.57 (0.76–3.24) | 0.63 (0.34–1.16) | 0.80 (0.52–1.21) | 0.017 | |
| High school | 0.95 (0.55–1.62) | 0.66 (0.39–1.11) | 0.63 (0.30–1.34) | 0.131 | |
| Above high school | 0.76 (0.49–1.19) | 0.64 (0.42–0.98) | 0.53 (0.35–0.78) | 0.005 | |
| Married | 0.887 | ||||
| No | 1.00 (0.67–1.47) | 0.59 (0.36–0.98) | 0.65 (0.45–0.92) | 0.007 | |
| Yes | 0.87 (0.63–1.22) | 0.67 (0.49–0.90) | 0.60 (0.42–0.88) | 0.006 | |
| ALT | < 0.001 | ||||
| ≤ 40 U/L | 0.96 (0.69–1.34) | 0.62 (0.45–0.86) | 0.74 (0.54–1.01) | 0.006 | |
| > 40 U/L | 0.45 (0.16–1.28) | 0.36 (0.19–0.66) | 0.32 (0.11–0.93) | 0.014 | |
aORs were compared to quartile1 (HbAA ≤ 36.10 pmol/g Hb), adjusted for full model