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Table 4 The association between serum FSH level and NAFLD in this study

From: A low follicle-stimulating hormone level is a protective factor for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in older men aged over 80

 

Odds ratios

95% confidence intervals

P value

Model 1

 Q1

0.405

0.212–0.773

0.006

 Q2

0.400

0.210–0.762

0.005

 Q3

0.665

0.366–1.209

0.181

 Q4

1

/

/

Model 2

 Q1

0.363

0.175–0.753

0.006

 Q2

0.316

0.151–0.662

0.002

 Q3

0.713

0.366–1.388

0.320

 Q4

1

/

/

Model 3

 Q1

0.336

0.158–0.714

0.005

 Q2

0.274

0.124–0.602

0.001

 Q3

0.519

0.255–1.053

0.069

 Q4

1

/

/

Model 4

 Q1

0.303

0.141–0.653

0.002

 Q2

0.260

0.118–0.573

0.001

 Q3

0.498

0.241–1.029

0.060

 Q4

1

/

/

Model 5

 Q1

0.132

0.034–0.516

0.003

 Q2

0.190

0.052–0.702

0.011

 Q3

0.404

0.139–1.173

0.075

 Q4

1

/

/

  1. Model 1: Adjusted for age
  2. Model 2: Adjusted for age, BMI, and WC
  3. Model 3: Adjusted for the covariates in model 2 plus education level, marital status, smoking habit, routine exercise, history of hypertension and diabetes, medication usage (antihypertension or lipid-lowering)
  4. Model 4: Adjusted for the covariates in model 3 plus score of the MNA-SF
  5. Model 5: Adjusted for the covariates in model 4 plus quartiles of E2, TT, and LH
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