Table 2 Associations among risk factors and the presence of fatty pancreas (n = 901)

Male sex (n = 574)

228 (72.4 %)

346 (59.0 %)

1.818 (1.351–2.446)

<0.001

Age > 35 years (n = 612)

268 (85.1 %)

344 (58.7 %)

4.011 (2.824–5.697)

<0.001

Systolic BP ≥ 130 mmHg (n = 201)

99 (31.4 %)

102 (17.4 %)

2.175 (1.580–2.994)

<0.001

Diastolic BP ≥ 85 mmHg (n = 111)

54 (17.1 %)

57 (9.7 %)

1.920 (1.286–2.866)

0.001

Body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m² (n = 390)

206 (65.4 %)

184 (31.4 %)

4.129 (3.088–5.520)

<0.001

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (n = 62)

31 (9.8 %)

31 (5.3 %)

1.954 (1.164–3.280)

0.010

FPG ≥ 100 mg/dL (n = 187)

99 (31.4 %)

88 (15.0 %)

2.594 (1.867–3.603)

<0.001

Triglycerides ≥ 150 mg/dL (n = 226)

105 (33.3 %)

121 (20.6 %)

1.921 (1.412–2.615)

<0.001

Total cholesterol ≥ 200 mg/dL (n = 491)

203 (64.4 %)

288 (49.1 %)

1.875 (1.415–2.486)

<0.001

LDL-C ≥ 100 mg/dL (n = 742)

275 (87.3 %)

467 (79.7 %)

1.752 (1.189–2.582)

0.004

HDL-C < 40 (M) or < 50 (F) mg/dL (n = 194)

86 (27.3 %)

108 (18.4 %)

1.662 (1.202–2.298)

0.002