TABLE 2.
Multivariable associations [mean difference (95% confidence intervals)] of ultrasound scan determined fatty liver and with measures of central and peripheral blood pressure and arterial stiffness (N = 1904)
| USS-determined fatty liver (yes vs. no) | Mean difference (95% confidence intervals) | ||
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |
| Central SBP (mmHg) | 3.92 (1.32 to 6.52) | 3.74 (1.12 to 6.36) | −0.37 (−3.09 to 2.36) |
| Peripheral SBP (mmHg) | 4.00 (0.87 to 7.14) | 3.82 (0.67 to 6.97) | −1.04 (−4.34 to 2.26) |
| DBP (mmHg) | 4.00 (1.73 to 6.27) | 3.91 (1.62 to 6.20) | 1.05 (−1.33 to 3.42) |
| Mean arterial pressure (mmHg) | 3.87 (1.42 to 6.32) | 3.72 (1.24 to 6.20) | 0.31 (−2.29 to 2.90) |
| Central pulse pressure (mmHg) | −0.33 (−2.16 to 1.51) | −0.41 (−2.24 to 1.42) | −1.74 (−3.67 to 0.18) |
| Peripheral pulse pressure (mmHg) | 0.00 (−2.83 to 2.83) | −0.09 (−2.93 to 2.75) | −2.09 (−5.08 to 0.90) |
| Augmentation index at heart rate 75 bpm (%) | 1.82 (−1.76 to 5.39) | 1.69 (−1.91 to 5.30) | 1.25 (−2.53 to 5.03) |
Model 1 (basic model): adjusted for age at time of assessment and sex. Model 2 (confounder-adjusted model minus fat mass): as model 1 and additionally adjusted for social class, puberty and alcohol intake. Model 3 (adiposity-adjusted model): as model 2 and additionally adjusted for DEXA-assessed fat mass, height and height squared. bpm, beats per minute; USS, ultrasound scan.