Associations between Phase Angle Values Obtained by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in an Overweight Population
Table 3
Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses between phase angles and NAFLD.
Characteristics
Univariate analysis
Multivariate analysesa
OR (95% CI)
value
OR (95% CI)
value
Age
1.02 (1.01 to 1.03)
<0.01
1.03 (1.01 to 1.05)
<0.01
BMI
3.36 (2.68 to 4.22)
<0.01
3.21 (2.54 to 4.06)
<0.01
Gender
0.82 (0.61 to 1.11)
0.20
0.96 (0.60 to 1.53)
0.85
Education
0.97 (0.81 to 1.16)
0.76
1.19 (0.94 to 1.50)
0.14
Income/year
1.03 (0.84 to 1.25)
0.79
1.01 (0.80 to 1.27)
0.95
Hyperlipidemia
4.20 (2.28 to 7.76)
<0.01
3.08 (1.59 to 5.97)
<0.01
Hypertension
2.20 (1.45 to 3.34)
<0.01
1.26 (0.78 to 2.03)
0.34
Diabetes
3.84 (1.51 to 9.78)
<0.01
2.05 (0.75 to 5.58)
0.16
Smoking
1.23 (0.85 to 1.77)
0.28
1.14 (0.70 to 1.86)
0.60
Passive smoking
1.00 (0.75 to 1.35)
0.99
0.94 (0.68 to 1.31)
0.73
Drinking
0.81 (0.55 to 1.18)
0.27
0.71 (0.44 to 1.13)
0.15
Phase angles
Right arm
1.11 (0.89 to 1.39)
0.36
1.15 (0.84 to 1.56)
0.38
Left arm
1.16 (0.93 to 1.45)
0.18
1.22 (0.90 to 1.65)
0.21
Trunk
1.15 (1.01 to 1.31)
0.04
1.10 (0.94 to 1.28)
0.25
Right leg
1.27 (1.05 to 1.54)
0.01
1.41 (1.08 to 1.83)
0.01
Left leg
1.24 (1.03 to 1.51)
0.03
1.30 (1.01 to 1.66)
0.05
Whole body
1.26 (1.01 to 1.58)
0.04
1.40 (1.02 to 1.91)
0.03
aThe multivariate logistic regression model included age, BMI: gender, education, income/year, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, diabetes, smoking, passive smoking, drinking, and the phase angle at a frequency of 50 kHz. values of < 0.05 were considered statistically significant.
