Table 2.
Incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and Cox hazards regression analysis in subjects with different baseline non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and body mass index levels
| Group | n | T2DM | Incidence rate (%)1 | RR (95%CI) | RR2 (95%CI) |
| Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease | |||||
| No | 3379 | 135 | 4.1 | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 1412 | 245 | 17.4 | 4.492 (3.640-5.542) | 3.367 (2.367-4.266) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | |||||
| < 24 | 2999 | 166 | 5.5 | 1 | 1 |
| About 24 | 1249 | 137 | 11 | 2.023 (1.614-2.537) | 1.274 (0.997-1.629) |
| About 28 | 488 | 77 | 15.8 | 2.954 (2.254-3.870) | 1.554 (1.140-2.091) |
| Age (yr) | |||||
| < 30 | 291 | 5 | 1.7 | 1 | 1 |
| About 30 | 722 | 17 | 2.4 | 1.350 (0.498-3.658) | 1.044 (0.379-2.875) |
| About 40 | 1033 | 54 | 5.2 | 3.043 (1.217-7.607) | 1.853 (0.736-4.665) |
| About 50 | 1135 | 114 | 10 | 6.021 (2.459-14.743) | 3.136 (1.270-7.747) |
| About 60 | 1555 | 190 | 12.2 | 7.469 (3.074-18.152) | 4.344 (1.772-10.651) |
| Gender | |||||
| F | 3149 | 86 | 5.4 | 1 | 1 |
| M | 1587 | 294 | 9.3 | 1.748 (1.374-2.222) | 1.327 (1.025-1.720) |
| SBp | |||||
| < 140 | 3672 | 237 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 |
| ≥ 140 | 1064 | 143 | 13.4 | 2.164 (1.759-2.664) | 1.462 (1.139-1.877) |
| Alanine aminotransferase | |||||
| < 40 | 4094 | 303 | 7.4 | 1 | 1 |
| ≥ 40 | 642 | 77 | 12 | 1.628 (1.268-2.091) | 1.522 (1.165-1.988) |
| Total | 4736 | 380 | 8 | ||
1
P < 0.001 by Log Rank (Mantel-Cox) test, showing differences in the incidence rate between the groups;
2
RR adjusted for age, sex, blood pressure, lipids, alanine aminotransferase, uric acid, and creatinine. T2DM: Type 2 diabetes mellitus.