Liver Stiffness Measurement in Psoriasis: Do Metabolic or Disease Factors Play the Important Role?

Table 3

Multivariate logistic regression analysis for the factors associated with high liver stiffness measurement (LSM > 7 kPa).

Variable	Coefficient ()	Standard error	value	Odds ratio	95% CI
Waist circumference	0.21	0.06	0.0002	1.24	1.11 to 1.38
Diabetes	2.54	0.99	0.010	12.70	1.84 to 87.70
AST	0.08	0.03	0.017	1.08	1.02 to 1.16
Dyslipidemia	−1.66	1.09	0.128	0.19	0.02 to 1.62
Fatty liver by US	−1.64	1.23	0.185	0.19	0.02 to 2.18
PASI score	0.14	0.12	0.229	1.15	0.92 to 1.44
HOMA-IR	0.08	0.09	0.329	1.09	0.92 to 1.29
Hypertension	0.81	0.84	0.337	2.25	0.43 to 11.71

LSM: liver stiffness measurement; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; PASI: psoriasis area and severity index; HOMA-IR: homeostatic model assessment insulin resistance; US: ultrasonography.