Research Article

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease-Associated Liver Fibrosis Is Linked with the Severity of Coronary Artery Disease Mediated by Systemic Inflammation

Table 2

Association between fibrosis markers, inflammation markers, and CAD in logistic regression models.

FactorsUnadjustedAdjusted
OR (95% CI) valueOR (95% CI) value

Fibrosis markers
ReferenceReference
6.68 (3.19-14.00)<0.0015.67 (2.59-12.38)<0.001
ReferenceReference
15.30 (3.58-65.42)<0.00114.81 (3.24-67.60)0.001
Inflammation markers
 Neutrophil (109/L)1.35 (1.23-1.50)<0.0011.35 (1.21-1.50)<0.001
 Lymphocyte (109/L)0.90 (0.71-1.14)0.3690.89 (0.69-1.157)0.389
 Monocyte (109/L)6.32 (2.48-16.12)<0.0011.75 (0.62-4.99)0.293
 NLR1.20 (1.10-1.32)<0.0011.18 (1.08-1.30)<0.001

NLR: neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio. Adjusted: adjusted for gender, age, smoking, hypertension, DM, triglyceride, HDL, and LDL.