Table 5.

Multivariate-adjusted associations of appendicular skeletal muscle mass (%) quartiles with diabetes mellitus in participants with different liver fat content, n (%)

LFC	DM	OR (95%CI, P value)	OR (95%CI, P value)
Male		Unadjusted	After adjusted
Q1 (n = 389)	82 (21.1)	0.635 (0.504-0.799, < 0.001)	0.308 (0.102-0.932, 0.032)
Q2 (n = 350)	66 (18.8)	0.540 (0.416-0.700, < 0.001)	0.184 (0.049-0.685, 0.012)
Q3 (n = 306)	74 (24.2)	0.760 (0.599-0.963, 0.023)	0.678 (0.158-2.908, 0.601)
Q4(n = 325)	116 (35.7)	0.830 (0.665-1.035, 0.099)	1.561 (0.440-5.539, 0.491)
Female
Q1 (n = 605)	84 (13.9)	0.828 (0.672-1.021, 0.077)	0.964 (0.311-2.990, 0.949)
Q2 (n = 642)	92 (14.3)	0.745 (0.609-0.913, 0.004)	0.517 (0.170-1.578, 0.247)
Q3 (n = 685)	118 (17.2)	0.739 (0.615-1.887, 0.091)	0.750 (0.274-2.048, 0.574)
Q4 (n = 667)	210 (31.5)	0.871 (0.750-1.011, 0.070)	1.122 (0.445-2.830, 0.808)

The quartiles of LFC were divided as follows: Q1: < 2.53%; Q2: ≥ 2.53%-< 5.52%; Q3: ≥ 5.52%- < 11.61%; Q4: ≥ 11.61%. Adjusted factors: Age, cigarette smoking, diabetes family history, FM, FM × ASM% quartiles, obesity, SBP, TG, HDL-C, and HOMA-IR. LFC: Liver fat content; DM: Diabetes mellitus; OR: Odds ratio; FM: Fat mass; ASM: Appendicular skeletal muscle mass; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; TG: Triglycerides; HDL-C: High-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; HOMA-IR: Homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance.