Table 2

- Univariate regression analysis for risk factors associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

Risk Factors	ß	S.E.	Wald	P-value	Odds ratio	95% Confidence intervals
Helicobacter pylori	0.30	0.14	4.38	0.036	1.35	1.02~1.79
Age	0.01	0.01	3.03	0.043	1.01	0.99~1.03
Carotid plaque	0.37	0.21	2.30	0.014	1.45	0.95~2.21
Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)	0.02	0.01	17.81	0.000	1.02	1.01~1.03
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L)	0.03	0.01	9.31	0.002	1.95	1.90~2.00
Uric acid	0.00	0.00	2.46	0.001	1.03	1.02~1.04
Body mass index (kg/m²)	1.48	0.15	102.19	0.000	4.38	3.29~5.84
Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L)	0.83	0.28	8.53	0.003	2.29	1.31~3.40
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	-0.14	0.19	0.52	0.040	2.78	2.54~3.72
Triglyceride (mmol/L)	0.85	0.15	30.83	0.000	2.33	1.73~3.14
HDL-C	-0.27	0.20	1.90	0.168	0.76	0.52~1.12
LDL-C	0.32	0.20	2.56	0.000	2.83	2.35~3.34
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	0.06	0.23	0.06	0.800	1.06	0.68~1.66
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	0.55	0.20	7.56	0.006	1.73	1.17~2.56