Table 3 Univariate and multivariate analyses for liver fibrosis severity in different sex and menopausal status populations

Men

WC (cm)

1.07 (1.05, 1.08)

<0.001

1.06 (1.03, 1.10)

< 0.001

1.04 (1.01, 1.08)

0.017

1.05 (1.01, 1.09)

0.013

VFA ≥ 100 cm²

7.81 (4.47, 13.64)

<0.001

3.92 (2.05, 7.51)

< 0.001

3.59 (1.82,7.07)

< 0.001

3.92 (1.97, 7.81)

< 0.001

ASMI (kg/m²)

2.16 (1.74, 2.69)

<0.001

0.99 (0.64, 1.53)

0.954

0.92 (0.58, 1.44)

0.709

0.89 (0.56, 1.39)

0.598

FFM/FM

0.32 (0.22, 0.45)

<0.001

0.76 (0.47, 1.22)

0.262

0.85 (0.54, 1.33)

0.470

0.79 (0.49, 1.29)

0.351

Pre-menopausal women

WC (cm)

1.07 (1.05, 1.10)

<0.001

1.03 (0.98, 1.08)

0.209

1.00 (0.95, 1.05)

0.943

1.01 (0.96, 1.06)

0.828

VFA ≥ 100 cm²

3.02 (1.16, 7.87)

0.024

0.87 (0.31, 2.48)

0.798

1.10 (0.33, 3.62)

0.874

1.16 (0.35, 3.84)

0.804

ASMI (kg/m²)

2.11 (1.62, 2.75)

<0.001

0.84 (0.53, 1.33)

0.449

0.72 (0.44, 1.17)

0.185

0.75 (0.45, 1.23)

0.250

FFM/FM

0.15 (0.07, 0.32)

<0.001

0.78 (0.31, 1.96)

0.600

0.58 (0.21, 1.61)

0.299

0.60 (0.22, 1.66)

0.322

Post-menopausal women

WC (cm)

1.05 (1.00, 1.10)

0.036

0.93 (0.83, 1.04)

0.199

0.93 (0.82, 1.05)

0.229

0.93 (0.82, 1.05)

0.237

VFA ≥ 100 cm²

2.70 (0.74, 9.89)

0.133

0.98 (0.22, 4.46)

0.981

0.73 (0.14, 3.77)

0.706

0.71 (0.14, 3.69)

0.686

ASMI (kg/m²)

1.79 (1.02, 3.16)

0.044

0.82 (0.26, 2.64)

0.745

0.98 (0.32, 3.03)

0.970

1.01 (0.31, 3.22)

0.993

FFM/FM

0.20 (0.05, 0.82)

0.025

0.74 (0.15, 3.59)

0.713

0.86 (0.28, 2.60)

0.786

0.89 (0.32, 2.43)

0.815