Table 4.

Variables associated with moderate to severe steatosis in the overall sample.

	MI model n = 364
	OR	95% CI	p value
Rheumatoid arthritis	2.24	1.31–3.84	0.003
Age, every 10 years	1.36	1.06–1.74	0.013
Male gender	1.93	1.10–3.39	0.022
BMI	1.13	1.04–1.24	0.004
Waist, cm	1.00	0.97–1.04	0.58
Cholesterol, mg/dl	0.99	0.99–1.00	0.84
Triglycerides, every 10 mg/dl	1.08	1.01–1.15	0.018
Glycaemia, mg/dl	0.99	0.97–1.01	0.83
Smoke	1.18	0.61–2.27	0.61
Hypertension	1.28	0.68–2.38	0.43

BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; MI, multiple imputation; OR, odds ratio.

Multiple regression analysis (ENTER method). Odds ratio is based on the risk of the dependent variable (moderate to severe liver steatosis), given the presence of the independent variable.