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Table 4 Multivariate logistic regression analysis for noninvasive scores of fibrosis

From: Plasma ceramides are associated with MRI-based liver fat content but not with noninvasive scores of liver fibrosis in patients with type 2 diabetes

 

GEPSAD

LIRA-NAFLD

Odds-ratio [95% CI]

P-value

Odds-ratio [95% CI]

P-value

FIB-4 ≥ 1.30

Total ceramides (log)

0.48 [0.08–2.7]

0.41

0.18 [8 × 10− 3–2.8]

0.24

16:0 ceramide (log)

4655 [1.5–2 × 10 7 ]

0.04

10 [7 × 10− 3–8 × 104]

0.54

18:0 ceramide (log)

4.1 [0.0–9 × 105]

0.87

0.72 [0.27–2.0]

0.52

20:0 ceramide (log)

1.2 [0.2–6.1]

0.87

0.65 [0.14–3.1]

0.57

22:0 ceramide (log)

1.1 [0.3–5.0]

0.15

1.4 [0.12–15]

0.78

24:1 ceramide (log)

0.46 [0.09–2.2]

0.34

0.50 [0.05–4.5]

0.53

24:0 ceramide (log)

0.42 [0.09–1.9]

0.26

0.13 [8 × 10− 3–1.7]

0.13

26:0 ceramide

2.6 [1.1–6.4]

0.04

0.14 [5 × 10− 3–3.0]

0.22

 VLSFA ceramides (log)

0.48 [0.10–2.3]

0.36

0.18 [0.01–2.5]

0.22

LCFA ceramides

4.4 [0.63–30.6]

0.13

1.0 [0.98–1.1]

0.27

NFS ≥ -1.455

Total ceramides (log)

0.61 [0.05–6.9]

0.40

0.11 [3 × 10− 4–17]

0.79

16:0 ceramide (log)

1 × 10− 4 [4 × 10− 9–6]

0.10

1 × 107 [8.5–5 × 1016]

0.06

18:0 ceramide (log)

5 × 10− 6 [1 × 10− 14–2996]

0.22

0.78 [0.13–6.6]

0.79

20:0 ceramide (log)

0.16 [0.01–1.7]

0.14

0.65 [0.03–23]

0.79

22:0 ceramide (log)

0.43 [0.05–3.2]

0.42

0.27 [5 × 10− 3–11]

0.50

24:1 ceramide (log)

1.3 [0.1–12]

0.82

0.06 [5 × 10− 4–5.9]

0.23

24:0 ceramide (log)

0.7 [0.08–6.3]

0.76

0.24 [2 × 10− 3–17]

0.53

26:0 ceramide

3 × 10− 5 [7 × 10− 12–227]

0.19

1.26 [5 × 10− 3–292]

0.93

VLSFA ceramides (log)

0.62 [0.06–5.7]

0.67

0.19 [1 × 10− 3–17]

0.49

LCFA ceramides

0.13 [0.01–1.7]

0.11

1.0 [0.95–1.1]

0.65

FibroTest® > 0.48

Total ceramides (log)

0.94 [0.06–15]

0.97

 N.A.

N.A.

16:0 ceramide (log)

6 × 10− 6 [1 × 10− 12–4.4]

0.10

 N.A.

N.A.

18:0 ceramide (log)

0.01 [7 × 10− 14–2 × 108]

0.72

 N.A.

N.A.

20:0 ceramide (log)

0.73 [0.05–11]

0.81

 N.A.

N.A.

22:0 ceramide (log)

0.58 [0.06–5.9]

0.64

 N.A.

N.A.

24:1 ceramide (log)

2.4 [0.2–30]

0.48

 N.A.

N.A.

24:0 ceramide (log)

0.80 [0.07–9.0]

0.85

 N.A.

N.A.

26:0 ceramide

4 × 10 − 11 [1 × 10 − 21 − 0.05]

0.04

 N.A.

N.A.

VLSFA ceramides (log)

0.80 [0.07–9.7]

0.86

 N.A.

N.A.

LCFA ceramides

0.10 [2 × 10− 3–2.6]

0.19

 N.A.

N.A.

FNI ≥ 0.10

    

Total ceramides (log)

1.03 [0.16–6.8]

0.97

17 [0.65–612]

0.09

16:0 ceramide (log)

1968 [0.2–4 × 107]

0.11

1.2 [4 × 10− 4–4270]

0.96

18:0 ceramide (log)

2 × 10 11 [2 × 10 3 − 2 × 10 20 ]

0.009

1.5 [0.41–4.7]

0.50

20:0 ceramide (log)

4.2 [0.7–25]

0.11

2.0 [0.28–12]

0.45

22:0 ceramide (log)

2.2 [0.4–11]

0.34

15 [0.76–475]

0.10

24:1 ceramide (log)

1.2 [0.2–6.6]

0.87

9.1 [0.74–130]

0.08

24:0 ceramide (log)

0.60 [0.1–3.1]

0.54

9.9 [0.49–250]

0.14

26:0 ceramide

114 [0.0–9 × 107]

0.48

1.00 [0.90–1.08]

0.99

VLSFA ceramides (log)

0.77 [0.14–4.2]

0.76

14 [0.60–418]

0.11

LCFA ceramides

13 [1.2–168]

0.04

1.01 [0.97–1.07]

0.58

  1. The model is adjusted for age. The thresholds are those usually recommended to rule-out significant fibrosis [28, 34]. FibroTest® was not performed in LIRA-NAFLD. Bolded: p < 0.05
  2. Abbreviations: CI, confidence intervals; FIB-4, fibrosis-4 index; FNI, fibrotic NASH index; LCFA, long-chain fatty acid; N.A., not applicable; NFS, NAFLD fibrosis score; VLSFA, very long-chain saturated fatty acid