Table 2.
Suspected NAFLD with normal liver enzymes (n=2080) | Suspected NAFLD with elevated liver enzymes (n=426) | |||
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Number of events | Adjusted HR¶ (95% CI) | Number of events | Adjusted HR¶ (95% CI) | |
All-cause mortality | 469 | 0.92 (0.78–1.02) | 57 | 0.80 (0.52–1.22) |
Cardiovascular mortality | 192 | 0.86 (0.67–1.12) | 16 | 0.59 (0.29–1.20) |
Cancer-related mortality | 116 | 0.92 (0.67–1.27) | 14 | 0.53 (0.26–1.10) |
Liver-related mortality | 7 | 0.64 (0.12–3.59) | 3 | 1.17 (0.15–8.93) |
Adjusted Hazard ratio is after controlling for age, sex, education, smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity, body mass index, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes.