Table 5.
Cox regression analysis for the association between the Cr/BW ratio and incident nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by age.
| Group | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR (95% CI) | P value | HR (95% CI) | P value | HR (95% CI) | P value | |
| Nonelderly | ||||||
| Low Cr/BW ratio | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||
| High Cr/BW ratio | 0.817 (0.703-0.948) | 0.008 | 0.812 (0.699-0.942) | 0.006 | 0.718 (0.548-0.942) | 0.017 |
| Elderly | ||||||
| Low Cr/BW ratio | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||
| High Cr/BW ratio | 1.204 (0.840-1.724) | 0.312 | 1.202 (0.839-1.722) | 0.316 | 1.191 (0.635-2.236) | 0.586 |
Note: model 1 is determined by univariate analysis; model 2 was adjusted for gender; model 3 was further adjusted for age, BMI, SBP, DBP, ALP, GGT, ALT, AST, ALB, GLB, TB, BUN, UA, FPG, TC, TG, HDL-C, and LDL-C. Abbreviations: HR = hazard ratio; CI = confidence interval.