Table 2.

Association Between Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Activity and Kidney Fluorodeoxyglucose Kinetics Based on Linear Regressions

Outcome	Model 1a		Model 2b		Model 3c		Model 4d
	Fold change (95% CI)	P	Fold change (95% CI)	P	Fold change (95% CI)	P	Fold change (95% CI)	P
SUV (uptake)	1.19 (1.03–1.39)	0.02	1.17 (1.01–1.37)	0.04	1.20 (1.02–1.40)	0.03	1.28 (1.03–1.58)	0.03
K1 (transport rate)	0.69 (0.49–0.98)	0.04	0.72 (0.52–1.01)	0.05	0.72 (0.51–1.00)	0.05	0.85 (0.54–1.34)	0.46

Values in bold denote P < 0.05.

For each outcome, the fold changes of outcome at high NASH activity with respect to low activity were reported.

SUV (overall glucose uptake); K₁ (glucose transport rate).

^a Model 1 unadjusted.

^b Model 2 adjusts for age, gender, and BMI.

^c Model 3 adjusts for age, gender, BMI, and GFR.

^d Model 4 adjusts for age, gender, BMI, GFR, and HOMA-IR.

CI, confidence interval; SUV, standardized uptake value.