Association between Serum Uric Acid to HDL-Cholesterol Ratio and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Lean Chinese Adults

Table 3

Univariate analysis for factors associated with risk of NAFLD.

Variables	β	SE	Wald χ^2	OR (95% CI)	value
Male gender	0.862	0.084	105.469	2.368 (2.009–2.791)	<0.001
Age (year)	0.037	0.003	135.145	1.037 (1.031–1.044)	<0.001
Body mass index (kg/m^2)	0.716	0.038	361.419	2.047 (1.901–2.203)	<0.001
Waist circumference (cm)	0.166	0.008	415.905	1.181 (1.162–1.200)	<0.001
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	0.032	0.002	202.452	1.032 (1.028–1.037)	<0.001
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	0.056	0.004	227.420	1.057 (1.050–1.065)	<0.001
γ-Glutamyl transpeptidase (U/L)	0.016	0.002	116.985	1.017 (1.014–1.020)	<0.001
Triglyceride (mg/dl)	0.010	0.001	355.989	1.010 (1.009–1.011)	<0.001
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	0.009	0.001	52.154	1.009 (1.006–1.011)	<0.001
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dl)	0.031	0.002	149.196	1.031 (1.026–1.036)	<0.001
UHR (%)	0.162	0.008	388.280	1.176 (1.157–1.195)	<0.001

β, partial regression coefficient; NAFLD, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; SE, standard error of partial regression coefficient; UHR, uric acid to HDL-cholesterol ratio.