Table 2.

The associations between family PIR and hepatic steatosis.

Exposure	Model 1 [β (95% CI)]	Model 2 [β (95% CI)]	Model 3 [β (95% CI)]
Ratio of family income to poverty	-3.51 (-5.17, -1.84)	-3.65 (-5.37, -1.93)	-4.78 (-7.39, -2.17)
PIR classification
Low income (PIR < 1)	ref	ref	ref
Middle income (PIR 1-4)	-3.69 (-9.87, 2.49)	-4.40 (-10.63, 1.83)	-7.73 (-17.18, 1.73)
High income (PIR ≥ 4)	-16.44 (-24.23, -8.64)	-16.89 (-24.85, -8.93)	-21.85 (-33.94, -9.76)

Model 1: no covariates were adjusted. Model 2: age, gender, and race were adjusted. Model 3: age, gender, race, BMI, physical activities, diabetes status, Triglycerides, HDL-C and LDL-C were adjusted.

PIR, Ratio of family income to poverty; BMI, body mass index; HDL-C, High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; CAP, Controlled Attenuation Parameter.