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. 2021 Nov 5;24(6):555–563. doi: 10.5223/pghn.2021.24.6.555

Table 3. Multivariate regression analysis for independent variables associated with pancreatic fat fraction.

Variable All (n=64) Group with obesity (n=45)
β (95% CI) p-value β (95% CI) p-value
Age 0.121 (0.053 to 0.409) 0.128 N/A N/A
BMI z-score 0.344 (0.436 to 2.032) 0.003** 0.322 (0.381 to 3.552) 0.016*
PPHFI 0.422 (0.364 to 1.295) 0.001** 0.422 (0.314 to 1.455) 0.003**
HFF 0.107 (−0.023 to 0.082) 0.265 0.112 (−0.035 to 0.093) 0.363
Adjusted R2=0.645 F=29.59 p<0.001 Adjusted R2=0.420 F=11.63 p<0.001

Age was excluded from the model for the group with obesity.

BMI: body mass index, PPHFI: pancreato-perihepatic fat index, HFF: hepatic fat fraction, β: standardized coefficient, CI: confidence interval, N/A: not applicable.

*p<0.05, **p<0.01.