Suspected Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Is Not Associated with Vitamin D Status in Adolescents after Adjustment for Obesity
Table 2
Factors associated with nonalcoholic fatty Liver disease () in multivariable analyses–NHANES 2001–2004: age 12–19, *.
Odds Ratio
Lower 95%
Upper 95%
Age
12–15 y
1
1
1
16–19 y
1.61
0.92
2.82
Gender
Female
1
1
1
Male*
6.25
3.59
10.92
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White
1
1
1
Non-Hispanic Black
0.45
0.2
1.04
Mexican American
1.47
0.84
2.56
Other Hispanics
1.85
0.46
7.48
Other Races
0.88
0.27
2.86
BMI
Normal weight
1
1
1
Overweight
2.63
1.14
6.03
Obese*
11.57
5.93
22.6
Poverty status
No
1
1
1
Yes
1.54
0.92
2.57
25(OH)D quartile
I (≤19 ng/mL)
1.15
0.92
2.57
II (19 ng/mL < serum[OH]D ≤ 25 ng/mL)
0.48
0.51
2.55
III (25 ng/mL < serum[OH]D ≤ 31 ng/mL)
0.69
0.48
1.18
IV (≥ 31 ng/mL)
1
1
1
Multiviate analyses without BMI**
25(OH)D quartile
I (≤19 ng/mL)*
2.44
1.09
5.48
II (19 ng/mL < serum[OH]D ≤ 25 ng/mL)
0.82
0.32
2.06
III (25 ng/mL < serum[OH]D ≤ 31 ng/mL)
0.83
0.32
1.89
IV (≥ 31 ng/mL)
1
1
1
because information was included in this model only for individuals with all of the relevant information regarding each variable.
*Independently associated with NAFLD at .
**Separate multivariate analysis between 25(OH)D and controlling for age, gender, race, and poverty status.
