Table 2 Univariate and multivariate analysis of the independent variables associated with NASH in the study population

BMP2 (pg/ml)

Cut-off = 49.21

3.5

[1.47–8.37]

0.005

5.07

[1.55–16.6]

0.007

Gender (female/male)

2.77

[1.43–5.36]

0.002

2.96

[1.22–7.14]

0.016

Age (years)

1.04

[1.01–1.06]

0.004

1.03

[0.99–1.06]

0.06

BMI (kg/m²)

1.22

[1.14–1.31]

< 0.001

1.28

[1.16–1.41]

< 0.001

Glucose (mg/dL)

1.03

[1.01–1.04]

< 0.001

1.02

[1–1.04]

0.018

GGT (IU/L)

1.01

[1.01–1.02]

0.001

1.01

[1–1.02]

0.016