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. 2022 Aug 5;32(8):376–383. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20200447

Table 3. Associations of four factor scores with high Fatty Liver Index (FLI).

FLI ≥60 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 P for trend
OR OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Factor 1 n = 397 n = 397 n = 397 n = 397  
 Number of cases (%) 66 (16.6) 41 (10.3) 31 (7.8) 18 (4.5)  
 Model 1a 1.00 0.66 (0.43–1.01) 0.53 (0.33–0.84) 0.36 (0.20–0.63) 0.0002
 Model 2b 1.00 0.70 (0.45–1.08) 0.55 (0.34–0.89) 0.41 (0.22–0.74) 0.001

Factor 2 n = 397 n = 397 n = 397 n = 397  
 Number of cases (%) 35 (8.8) 39 (9.8) 33 (8.3) 49 (12.3)  
 Model 1 1.00 1.31 (0.80–2.15) 1.18 (0.71–1.98) 1.70 (1.05–2.77) 0.05
 Model 2 1.00 1.27 (0.77–2.10) 1.17 (0.69–1.98) 1.63 (1.00–2.69) 0.07

Factor 3 n = 397 n = 397 n = 397 n = 397  
 Number of cases (%) 56 (14.1) 42 (10.6) 25 (6.3) 33 (8.3)  
 Model 1 1.00 0.80 (0.51–1.24) 0.51 (0.31–0.84) 0.80 (0.49–1.28) 0.11
 Model 2 1.00 0.83 (0.52–1.29) 0.54 (0.32–0.90) 0.86 (0.53–1.40) 0.22

Factor 4 n = 397 n = 397 n = 397 n = 397  
 Number of cases (%) 36 (9.1) 40 (10.1) 36 (9.1) 44 (11.1)  
 Model 1 1.00 1.16 (0.72–1.89) 1.07 (0.65–1.75) 1.39 (0.86–2.25) 0.24
 Model 2 1.00 1.17 (0.71–1.91) 1.02 (0.62–1.70) 1.42 (0.87–2.32) 0.24

CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; Q, quartile.

aAdjusted for sex, age, and research group.

bAdditionally adjusted for smoking, amount of ethanol intake, total energy intake, and physical activity level.