Table 3

Association between risk factors and visceral obesity in the total study cohort

Univariate analysisMultivariable analysis*
VariableOR (95% CI)pOR (95% CI)p
Male gender20.4 (15.2 to 27.4)<0.001115.9 (56.1 to 239.3)<0.001
Age (year)1.05 (1.04 to 1.06)<0.0011.06 (1.04 to 1.08)<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)1.68 (1.58 to 1.78)<0.001
Waist circumstance (cm)1.28 (1.24 to 1.31)<0.001
Waist to height ratio, ×1001.39 (1.34 to 1.44)<0.0011.51 (1.42 to 1.60)<0.001
SBP (mm Hg)1.03 (1.02 to 1.03)<0.001
DBP (mm Hg)1.07 (1.06 to 1.08)<0.001
MAP (mm Hg)1.06 (1.05 to 1.07)<0.001
Fasting glucose (mg/dL)1.04 (1.03 to 1.05)<0.001
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)0.999 (0.996 to 1.001)0.311
TG (mg/dL)1.010 (1.008 to 1.012)<0.001
HDL-C (mg/dL)0.94 (0.93 to 0.95)<0.001
TG/HDL-C ratio1.49 (1.38 to 1.61)<0.001
ALT (×10 U/L)1.29 (1.20 to 1.38)<0.001
Body fat %1.05 (1.03 to 1.07)<0.001
Fat-free mass (kg)1.18 (1.16 to 1.21)<0.001
Muscle mass (kg)1.19 (1.16 to 1.21)<0.0010.96 (0.92 to 0.999)0.044
HCV1.43 (0.95 to 2.15)0.083
  • *Backward elimination.

  • ALT, alanine aminotransferase; BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HCV, hepatitis C virus; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; MAP, mean arterial pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TG, triglyceride.