Table 3

Exposures associated with having steatosis

Subjects with steatosisCrude OR
(95% CI)
P valueAdjusted forAdjusted OR (95% CI)P value
BMI
 Lean*6/61 (9.8%)ReferenceNASmoking, parental education, exercise, fast foodReferenceNA
 Overweight14/28 (50%)9.16 (2.98 to 28.1)<0.0001NA9.67 (2.94 to 31.7)<0.0001
 Obese18/31 (58.1%)12.7 (4.2 to 38.3)<0.0001NA13.87 (4.41 to 43.6)<0.0001
Waist-to-height ratio0.64
 Normal adiposity (<0.5)12/68 (17.6%)ReferenceNASmoking, parental education, exercise, fast foodReferenceNA
 Increased adiposity (≥0.5)26/52 (50%)4.66 (2.04 to 10.7)<0.00015.53 (2.3 to 13.3)<0.0001
Parental education
 School education3/10 (30%)ReferenceNABMI, smokingReferenceNA
 College education35/110 (31.8%)1.08 (0.3 to 4.4)0.9NA0.92 (0.2 to 4.2)0.9
  • *BMI <25 kg/m2.

  • BMI, body mass index; NA, not applicable.