Table 3.
Stratified analysis of association between meat subtypes intakes and NAFLD risk
| Subgroup | Red meat (per 50 g/day) | Processed meat (per 50 g/day) | Poultry (per 50 g/day) | Fish (per 50 g/day) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95%CI) | P for interaction | OR (95%CI) | P for interaction | OR (95%CI) | P for interaction | OR (95%CI) | P for interaction | |
| Gender | 0.259 | 0.759 | 0.565 | 0.844 | ||||
| Male | 1.177 (1.013–1.368) | 0.991 (0.798–1.231) | 1.156 (0.737–1.838) | 0.962 (0.820–1.128) | ||||
| Female | 1.097 (0.883–1.364) | 1.165 (0.619–2.193) | 0.896 (0.397–2.018) | 1.009 (0.857–1.188) | ||||
| Age | 0.503 | 0.208 | 0.121 | 0.220 | ||||
| < 60 years | 1.112 (0.969–1.276) | 1.004 (0.812–1.243) | 0.990 (0.649–1.510) | 0.956 (0.841–1.087) | ||||
| ≥ 60 years | 1.255 (0.956–1.649) | 3.397 (0.657–17.567) | 2.134 (0.686–6.636) | 1.201 (0.870–1.657) | ||||
| BMI | 0.543 | 0.346 | 0.391 | 0.947 | ||||
| < 24 kg/m2 | 1.141 (0.906–1.438) | 0.856 (0.508–1.441) | 1.124 (0.624–2.024) | 1.025 (0.873–1.205) | ||||
| ≥ 24 kg/m2 | 1.195 (1.029–1.387) | 1.196 (0.789–1.811) | 1.542 (0.880–2.704) | 1.002 (0.855–1.175) | ||||
| Smoking status | 0.425 | 0.811 | 0.746 | 0.732 | ||||
| Never | 1.079 (0.916–1.271) | 1.195 (0.685–2.082) | 1.332 (0.747–2.376) | 1.018 (0.888–1.168) | ||||
| Former | 1.560 (0.908–2.680) | 1.422 (0.052–39.060) | 1.246 (0.228–6.818) | 1.047 (0.697–1.573) | ||||
| Current | 1.176 (0.959–1.442) | 1.006 (0.798–1.269) | 0.936 (0.535–1.638) | 0.919 (0.726–1.164) | ||||
| Tea intake status | 0.095 | 0.842 | 0.201 | 0.745 | ||||
| No | 1.014 (0.832–1.235) | 1.006 (0.808–1.253) | 0.822 (0.430–1.570) | 0.965 (0.726–1.281) | ||||
| Yes | 1.229 (1.048–1.442) | 1.037 (0.499–2.155) | 1.413 (0.838–2.385) | 0.994 (0.875–1.131) | ||||
| Hypertension | 0.166 | 0.195 | 0.363 | 0.094 | ||||
| No | 1.037 (0.884–1.216) | 1.269 (0.870–1.852) | 0.935 (0.568–1.537) | 0.905 (0.760–1.079) | ||||
| Yes | 1.304 (1.063–1.598) | 0.766 (0.389–1.508) | 1.440 (0.752–2.757) | 1.138 (0.945–1.369) | ||||
| Dyslipidemia | 0.245 | 0.118 | 0.607 | 0.709 | ||||
| No | 1.203 (1.017–1.424) | 1.686 (0.806–3.526) | 1.208 (0.709–2.056) | 0.999 (0.860–1.159) | ||||
| Yes | 1.072 (0.898–1.278) | 0.958 (0.759–1.211) | 1.037 (0.594–1.812) | 0.975 (0.811–1.172) | ||||
| Diabetes | 0.973 | 0.852 | 0.112 | 0.110 | ||||
| No | 1.129 (0.988–1.290) | 1.001 (0.810–1.237) | 0.978 (0.631–1.518) | 0.936 (0.813–1.076) | ||||
| Yes | 1.272 (0.923–1.753) | 1.206 (0.357–4.073) | 2.816 (0.990–8.008) | 1.447 (1.017–2.059) | ||||
| Physical activity | 0.745 | 0.730 | 0.653 | 0.736 | ||||
| < 9.0 h/week | 1.135 (0.949–1.356) | 0.800 (0.346–1.851) | 1.211 (0.716–2.046) | 1.001 (0.828–1.211) | ||||
| ≥ 9.0 h/week | 1.134 (0.957–1.344) | 1.024 (0.829–1.266) | 1.070 (0.600–1.908) | 0.986 (0.851–1.142) | ||||
NAFLD, non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases; BMI, body mass index
*Adjusted for age, gender, BMI, smoking status, tea intake status, weekly hours of physical activity and the presence of hypertension, dyslipidemia and diabetes