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Table 4 Ordinal regression analysis of factors associated with NAFLD scoring.

From: Strong association between non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and low 25(OH) vitamin D levels in an adult population with normal serum liver enzymes

 

SE

P-value

25(OH) vitamin D

0.01

0.001

Age

0.01

< 0.001

Sex

0.18

n.s.

BMI

0.03

< 0.001

Waist circumference

0.01

< 0.001

FBG

1.5

< 0.001

Total cholesterol

0.003

n.s.

HDL-cholesterol

0.01

< 0.001

LDL-cholesterol

0.003

n.s.

Triglycerides

0.7

< 0.001

HOMA-IR

0.8

< 0.001

Fasting insulin

0.6

< 0.001

  1. SE, standard error of β. P-values < 0.05 were considered significant. HOMA-IR, FBG and triglycerides, were considered as log-values in the analysis.
  2. FBG, fasting blood glucose; HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR, homeostatis model assessment of insulin resistance.
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