Sonographic fatty liver and hepatitis B virus carrier status: Synergistic effect on liver damage in Taiwanese adults

Table 2 Results of logistic multivariate regression analysis¹ of LD² and tested variables

Risk factors	All cases
	OR	95%CL
Gender(male vs female)	2.8	2.3-3.5
Overweight(yes vs no)	1.6	1.3-2.0
Central obesity(yes vs no)	1.0	0.8-1.3
SEL(yes vs no)	4.2	3.3-5.3
HBVC(yes vs no)	2.5	2.0-3.1

¹Data were adjusted for age, gender, blood pressures, sugar, lipids and hepatitis C virus infection. LD: liver damage defined as ALT > 40; ALT: alanine aminotranferease (U/L). OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval. BMI > 24; BMI: body mass index = Weight (kg)/Length (m)². Waist circumference > 90 cm for men; > 80 cm for women. SFL: sonographic fatty liver. HBVC: hepatitis B virus carrier status.