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Table 6 The risk (Odds ratio) of hepatic steatosis in ultrasonography according to age, gender, anthropometric measures, blood lipids and liver enzymes. A logistic regression analysis of 1767 adults

From: Overweight, physical activity, tobacco and alcohol consumption in a cross-sectional random sample of German adults

Variable

Odds ratio

95% Confidence interval

p-value

Sex (male vs. female)

1.43

1.01; 2.05

0.046

Age (years)

1.05*

1.04; 1.07

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

1.29*

1.24; 1.34

< 0.001

Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

1.23*

1.06; 1.43

0.008

HDL (mmol/l)

0.53*

0.34; 0.82

0.005

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

1.31*

1.13; 1.51

< 0.001

ALT (U/l)

1.08*

1.06; 1.10

< 0.001

  1. * per unit