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Table 5 Mediating role of waist circumference and ALT in the relationship between ACAG and NAFLD

From: Relationship between albumin-corrected anion gap and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease varied in different waist circumference groups: a cross-sectional study

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Coefficients

P

Significance

Waist C ~ ACAG

1.050

 < 0.001

Yes

NAFLD ~ waist C

0.014

 < 0.001

Yes

Total effect

0.024

 < 0.001

Yes

Direct effect

0.009

 < 0.001

Yes

Indirect effect

0.014

 < 0.001

Yes

ALT ~ ACAG

0.264

0.011

Yes

NAFLD ~ ALT

0.007

 < 0.001

Yes

Total effect

0.024

 < 0.001

Yes

Direct effect

0.022

 < 0.001

Yes

Indirect effect

0.002

0.044

Yes

  1. Waist C waist circumference, ALT alanine aminotransferase, ACAG albumin-corrected anion gap, NAFLD non-alcoholic fatty liver disease