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Table 4. Association between the change of fatty liver index after 2 years and new-onset hypertension.

Variable		Univariate			Model 1^*			Model 2^†
Variable		HR	95% CI	p value	HR	95% CI	p value	HR	95% CI	p value
Q1
	Stable	Reference			Reference			Reference
	≥20% increase	1.410	1.264–1.573	<0.001	1.310	1.175–1.462	<0.001	1.175	1.052–1.312	0.004
	Continuous	1.041	1.034–1.048	<0.001	1.038	1.029–1.047	<0.001	1.024	1.014–1.033	<0.001
Q2
	Stable	Reference			Reference			Reference
	≥20% increase	1.226	1.139–1.319	<0.001	1.324	1.230–1.424	<0.001	1.113	1.033–1.200	0.005
	Continuous	1.014	1.010–1.018	<0.001	1.022	1.018–1.026	<0.001	1.010	1.006–1.014	<0.001
Q3
	Stable	Reference			Reference			Reference
	≥20% decrease	0.859	0.806–0.916	<0.001	0.758	0.711–0.808	<0.001	0.874	0.819–0.933	<0.001
	Continuous	1.006	1.004–1.008	<0.001	1.015	1.013–1.017	<0.001	1.007	1.004–1.009	<0.001
Q4
	Stable	Reference			Reference			Reference
	≥20% decrease	0.904	0.855–0.955	<0.001	0.775	0.733–0.819	<0.001	0.923	0.871–0.977	0.006
	Continuous	1.004	1.003–1.006	<0.001	1.012	1.011–1.013	<0.001	1.006	1.004–1.007	<0.001

CI = confidential interval; HR = hazard ratio.

^*Cox proportional hazard models including age, and sex as covariates; ^†Cox proportional hazard models including age, sex, drinking, activity, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, fasting blood glucose, and cholesterol.