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Table 3 The proportion mediated (95% CI) of the association between laparoscopically confirmed endometriosis and risk of NAFLD

From: Laparoscopically confirmed endometriosis and the risk of incident NAFLD: a prospective cohort study

Covariates

Proportion mediated (%) (95% CI)

P value

History of hypertension

6.3 (2.7 − 13.8)

< 0.01

History of hypercholesterolemia

14.2 (8.0 − 23.9)

< 0.01

Hysterectomy/oophorectomy

31.6 (18.8 − 47.9)

< 0.01

Infertility

6.4 (2.1 − 17.9)

0.02

  1. Model was adjusted for age, calendar year, race (White, non-White), BMI, smoking (never, past, current), alcohol intake (0, 0.1 − 4.9, 5 − 14.9, ≥ 15 g/day), physical activity (≤ 3, 3 − 8.9, 9 − 17.9, 18 − 26.9, ≥ 27 metabolic equivalent task-hours per week), AHEI, age at menarche (< 11, 12 − 13, ≥ 14 years old), history of infertility (yes, no), menstrual cycle irregularity (yes, no), use of oral contraceptive (never, past, current), hysterectomy/oophorectomy (yes, no), diabetes (yes, no), hypertension (yes, no), hypercholesterolemia (yes, no) and physical examination (yes, no), in addition to the intermediate covariates