Table 1.
Associations of CHD with muscle volume z-score (sex and BMI invariant) and hand grip strength within UK Biobank participants with NAFLD and high muscle fat (above the 75th percentile (sex-specific)).
| CHD prediction (univariate) |
CHD prediction (multivariate) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio | p value | Odds ratio | p value | ||||
| M1 | Muscle volume z-score (cont.) | 0.65 (0.46-0.93) | 0.018 | M5 | Muscle volume z-score (cont.) | 0.68 (0.47-0.98) | 0.040 |
| M2 | Hand grip strength (cont.) | 0.97 (0.93-1.01) | 0.194 | Hand grip strength (cont.) | 0.98 (0.94-1.03) | 0.470 | |
| M3 | Low muscle volume z-score | 2.66 (1.45-4.97) | 0.002 | M6 | Low muscle volume z-score | 2.72 (1.47-5.15) | 0.002 |
| M4 | Low hand grip strength | 1.51 (0.56-3.58) | 0.379 | Low hand grip strength | 1.39 (0.51-3.41) | 0.491 | |
CHD, coronary heart disease; M1-M6, Model 1-Model 6; NAFLD, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Models are logistic or linear regression models adjusted for sex and age.