Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in a rural, physically active, low income population in Sri Lanka

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Table 2 Factors significantly associated with NAFLD among the estate population

Variable	Number (%) with NAFLD	Odds Ratio	95% Confidence Interval
Male sex	45 (23.8)	2.1	1.2-3.7
Higher education level¹	29 (40.8)	4.6	2.5-8.9
Higher income²	26 (31.7)	2.8	1.5-5.0
Low activity levels³	25 (27.5)	2.1	1.2-3.8
BMI ≥ 25 kg/m²	30 (63.8)	13.1	6.3-27.3
High waist circumference⁴	36 (61.0)	13.3	6.8-26.2
High systolic blood pressure⁵	52 (22.4)	2.2	1.2-3.9
High diastolic blood pressure⁶	49 (26.3)	2.9	1.7-5.3
High plasma glucose⁷	30 (30.3)	2.7	1.5-4.8
Insulin resistance⁸	37 (43.5)	6.2	3.4-11.2
High triglycerides⁹	39 (28.1)	2.7	1.6-4.7

¹educated upto Ordinary Level (grade 10) or above, ²income > Rs.10,000 (~US$ 100), ³as classified by International Physical Activity Questionnaire [IPAQ], ⁴waist circumference > 90 cm for men, > 80 cm for female, ⁵ systolic blood pressure ≥ 180 mmHg, ⁶diastolic blood pressure ≥ 85 mmHg, ⁷fasting plasma glucose (FPG) ≥5.6 mmol/L or previously diagnosed type 2 diabetes, ⁸homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance [HOMA-IR] > 1, ⁹triglycerides ≥1.7 mmol/L

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