Hepatic steatosis is associated with an increased risk of carotid atherosclerosis

Table 2 Atherosclerotic risk factors in persons with and without hepatic steatosis.

	Unit	No steatosis	Steatosis	P1(unadjusted)	P2(adjusted)
		n = 2961	n = 1261
Smoking (current)		984 (33.2%)	335 (26.7%)	<0.001	0.75
Hemoglobin A1c	%	5.3±0.8	5.9±1.2	<0.001	<0.001
Diabetes mellitus		134 (4.5%)	240 (19.0%)	<0.001	<0.001
Systolic blood pressure	mmHg	133±21	146±20	<0.001	<0.001
Diastolic blood pressure	mmHg	82±11	87±11	<0.001	<0.001
Hypertension		1274 (43.0%)	945 (74.9%)	<0.001	<0.001
BMI	kg/m²	26.1±4.3	30.1±4.6	<0.001	<0.001
Overweight		1657 (56.0%)	1116 (88.5%)	<0.001	<0.001
Cholesterol	mmol/L	5.7±1.2	6.1±1.3	<0.001	<0.001
LDL cholesterol	mmol/L	3.5±1.2	3.8±1.2	<0.001	0.01
HDL cholesterol	mmol/L	1.5±0.4	1.3±0.5	<0.001	<0.001
Lipoprotein (a)	mg/L	217±283	204±280	0.15	0.06
Fibrinogen	g/L	2.9±0.7	3.1±0.7	<0.001	0.26

¹χ²-test (nominal data) or ANOVA (interval data). ²Logistic regression (nominal data) or analysis of covariance (interval data), adjusted for gender and age. BMI, body mass index; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein.