Table 3 The association of serum IL-38 levels with risk of NAFLD in different models

T1 vs T2

M 1

6.094 (2.488–14.923)

< 0.0001*

M 2

5.944 (2.394–14.758)

< 0.0001*

M 3

3.677 (1.269–10.648)

0.016*

M 4

3.357 (1.075–10.485)

0.037*

M 5

3.450 (0.975–12.199)

0.055

T1 vs T3

M 1

49.214(16.644–145.519)

< 0.0001*

M 2

53.999(17.480–166.757)

< 0.0001*

M 3

73.028(13.565–393.164)

< 0.0001*

M 4

51.614(8.920–298.660)

< 0.0001*

M 5

40.104(5.905–272.393)

< 0.0001*