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. 2018 Sep 8;6(1):e000549. doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2018-000549

Table 2.

Adjusted associations of liver fat score with the following outcomes: (A) Matsuda Index, (B) HOMA-IR, (C) ISSI-2, (D) Insulinogenic Index/HOMA-IR, (E) fasting glucose, and (F) 2-hour glucose on the OGTT, after adjustment for covariates

Model Predictor Estimate t P values
(A) Outcome—log Matsuda Index
 1 Liver fat score 1 −0.207845 −2.81 0.005
Liver fat score ≥2 −0.594855 −4.90 <0.0001
 2 Liver fat score 1 −0.198107 −2.68 0.008
Liver fat score ≥2 −0.508955 −3.94 0.0001
 3 Liver fat score 1 −0.192737 −2.59 0.01
Liver fat score ≥2 −0.499132 −3.85 0.0002
(B) Outcome—log HOMA-IR
 1 Liver fat score 1 0.123654 1.62 0.11
Liver fat score ≥2 0.501937 4.00 <0.0001
 2 Liver fat score 1 0.106341 1.38 0.17
Liver fat score ≥2 0.417193 3.10 0.002
 3 Liver fat score 1 0.101170 1.30 0.19
Liver fat score ≥2 0.410080 3.03 0.003
(C) Outcome—ISSI-2
 1 Liver fat score 1 20.866508 0.38 0.71
Liver fat score ≥2 −198.471718 −2.19 0.03
 2 Liver fat score 1 31.610452 0.56 0.57
Liver fat score ≥2 −151.946792 −1.54 0.13
 3 Liver fat score 1 41.505435 0.76 0.45
Liver fat score ≥2 −128.090381 −1.34 0.18
(D) Outcome—log Insulinogenic Index/HOMA-IR
 1 Liver fat score 1 −0.195451 −1.44 0.15
Liver fat score ≥2 −0.572836 −2.55 0.01
 2 Liver fat score 1 −0.146492 −1.08 0.28
Liver fat score ≥2 −0.369876 −1.54 0.13
 3 Liver fat score 1 −0.118903 −0.91 0.36
Liver fat score ≥2 −0.317762 −1.38 0.17
(E) Outcome—fasting glucose
 1 Liver fat score 1 0.138401 1.61 0.11
Liver fat score ≥2 0.146732 3.31 0.001
 2 Liver fat score 1 0.124707 1.53 0.13
Liver fat score ≥2 0.303885 2.14 0.03
 3 Liver fat score 1 0.109250 1.39 0.17
Liver fat score ≥2 0.269000 1.95 0.052
(F) Outcome—2-hour glucose on OGTT
 1 Liver fat score 1 0.348975 1.12 0.27
Liver fat score ≥2 2.212713 4.34 <0.0001
 2 Liver fat score 1 0.350212 1.15 0.25
Liver fat score ≥2 1.471132 2.78 0.006
 3 Liver fat score 1 0.301555 1.03 0.30
Liver fat score ≥2 1.342451 2.63 0.009

Model 3: Model 2 further adjusted for gestational glucose tolerance status.

Model 2: Model 1 further adjusted for duration of breast feeding in the first year.

Model 1: age, ethnicity, family history of diabetes, and body mass index.

HOMA-IR, Homeostasis Model of Assessment-Insulin Resistance; ISSI-2, Insulin Secretion-Sensitivity Index-2; OGTT, gamma-glutamyltransferase.