Research Article

Pentraxin 3 Is a Predictor for Fibrosis and Arterial Stiffness in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Table 3

Logistic regression analysis of predictors associated with fibrosis in NAFLD.

VariablesModel 1Model 2
OR95% CIOR95% CI
LowerUpperLowerUpper

Age1.3911.0841.7850.010
ALT1.0421.0151.0700.002
PTX31.7121.0472.8000.0321.5451.0402.2950.031
WC1.1691.0431.3110.007
Constant<0.0010.002<0.0010.003

Model 1: adjusted for age, smoking status, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, uric acid, AST, ALT, ALP, GGT, ferritin, and hs-CRP.
Model 2: adjusted for BMI, waist and hip circumference, glucose, 2 h OGGT, insulin, HOMA-IR, and lipids. Bolded items are significant ().