Prediction of Liver Steatosis and Fibrosis Based on Clinical Variables Using a Large National Survey Database

Table 6

Multivariable logistic regression model with liver fibrosis as an outcome using 8.2 kPa as cutoff.

Covariates	Coefficient	95% CI	value
Intercept	1.12	1.07–1.17	0.007
Sex reference (male)	0.973	0.95–0.99	0.06
Hemoglobin A1c reference (4.1–5.2)
5.2–5.8	1.02	1.004–1.033	0.06
5.8–6.5	1.08	1.04–1.13	0.021
6.5–14.2	1.2	1.15–1.28	0.002
Metabolic energy expenditure reference (40–720 kcal/week)
720–2760 kcal/week	0.974	0.955–0.992	0.05
2760–5680 kcal/week	0.98	0.956–1003	0.16
Body mass index reference (15.7–24.1)
24.1–33.6	0.996	0.97–1.02	0.73
33.6–45	1.15	1.1–1.2	0.004
Platelet count reference (8–209 cells/microliter)
209–818	0.963	0.94–0.99	0.07
Diastolic blood pressure reference (54–63 mmHg)
63–86 mmHg	0.98	0.943–1.01	0.3
86–133 mmHg	0.98	0.935–0.992	0.23