Carotid lesions in outpatients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Table 4 Unadjusted and adjusted associations of NAFLD with c-IMT and presence of plaque

Variable	No NAFLD (n = 64)	NAFLD (n = 90)	P value1
c-IMT (mm)	0.71 ± 0.15	0.86 ± 0.18	< 0.001
c-IMT adjusted (mm)	0.72 ± 0.10	0.84 ± 0.10	< 0.001
Carotid plaque [RR (95% CI)]	1	1.54 (1.07-2.22)	0.02
Carotid plaque adjusted [RR (95% CI)]	1	1.85 (1.33-2.57)	< 0.001

¹ANCOVA (c-IMT) and Cox regression with constant risk period and robust variance estimate (RR of carotid plaque). Adjustments for age, sex, BMI, smoking, hypertension, dyslipidemia and diabetes. RR: Relative risk (prevalence ratio); CI: Confidence interval.