Independent association of HbA1c and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in an elderly Chinese population

BMC Gastroenterology

Table 2 Risk factors associated with the presence of NAFLD

Variables	β	SE	Waldχ ²	P value	OR (95% CI)
Age (year)	−0.056	0.021	7.294	0.007	0.945 (0.908 – 0.985)
Male gender	−0.779	0.241	10.406	0.001	0.459 (0.286 – 0.737)
Body mass index (kg/m²)	0.352	0.048	53.123	<0.001	1.422 (1.293 – 1.563)
Waist circumference (cm)	0.035	0.017	4.436	0.035	1.036 (1.002 – 1.071)
γ-Glutamyltransferase (U/L)	0.011	0.004	8.066	0.005	1.011 (1.003 – 1.019)
Triglyceride (mmol/L)	0.523	0.121	18.525	<0.001	1.686 (1.329 – 2.139)
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)	−1.589	0.379	17.609	<0.001	0.204 (0.097 – 0.429)
Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L)	0.262	0.141	3.439	0.064	1.299 (0.985 – 1.713)
Serum uric acid (mmol/L)	0.004	0.001	9.514	0.002	1.004 (1.001 – 1.006)
Serum HbA1c (%)	0.436	0.196	4.969	0.026	1.547 (1.054 – 2.270)

β, partial regression coefficient; SE, standard error of partial regression coefficient; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; HDL, high-density lipoprotein.

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