Table 1

Univariable and multivariable analyses of factors related to ALT >40 U/L (N=6677)

Parameters	Univariable analysis			Multivariable analysis
Parameters	OR	95% CI	P value	OR	95% CI	P value
Male	7.6	6 to 9.6	<0.001	4.2	3.3 to 5.5	<0.001
Age ≤40 years	1.1	1 to 1.26	0.06	2.1	1.8 to 2.4	<0.001
BMI ≥23 kg/m²	4.34	3.8 to 5	<0.001	2.1	1.8 to 2.45	<0.001
Systolic BP ≥130 mm Hg	2.2	2 to 2.5	<0.001	1.09	0.9 to 1.26	0.28
Diastolic BP ≥85 mm Hg	2.3	2.1 to 2.6	<0.001	1.36	1.2 to 1.6	<0.001
Fasting glucose ≥5.6 mmol/L	1.75	1.5 to 2	<0.001	1.13	0.97 to 1.32	0.12
Cholesterol ≥5.2 mmol/L	1.97	1.75 to 2.2	<0.001	1.36	1.18 to 1.56	<0.001
Low HDL-C	1.12	1 to 1.26	0.053	1.02	0.9 to 1.17	0.78
Triglycerides ≥1.7 mmol/L	3.33	2.94 to 3.76	<0.001	1.65	1.4 to 1.9	<0.001
Fatty liver on abdominal ultrasound	4.4	3.9 to 5	<0.001	2.74	2.4 to 3.2	<0.001
HBsAg positivity	1.4	1.16 to 1.68	<0.001	1.58	1.3 to 1.95	<0.001
Anti-HCV positivity	1.55	0.95 to 2.5	0.079	1.72	1 to 2.95	0.051

ALT, alanine aminotransferase; BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; HBsAg, hepatitis B antigen surface; HCV, hepatitis C virus; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.