Table 4.

Association of Adipose Distribution with Hepatic Steatosis by Multivariate Analysis

	Individual measures of adipose distribution
	Trunk-to-limb fat mass ratio			Percent VAT
	ß	R 2	P	ß	R 2	P
Adjustment 1	2.700	0.406	<0.001	2.090	0.130	0.024
Adjustment 2	2.470	0.413	<0.001	1.990	0.240	0.022
Adjustment 3	2.180	0.448	<0.001	3.330	0.348	<0.001

Bold means statistically significant (P < 0.05).

Adjustment 1: Multivariate analysis controlling for height, age, sex, and ethnicity; Adjustment 2: Multivariate analysis controlling for height, age, sex, ethnicity, and subtotal lean mass; Adjustment 3: Multivariate analysis controlling for height, age, sex, ethnicity, and weight.

The regression estimate (ß) demonstrates how a 1-U change in each of the body indices affects PDFF on a logarithmic scale.