Table 2.
Hazard ratio and 95% confidence interval for incident non–alcoholic fatty liver diseases according to five body composition indices.
| Total | Univariable Model | Multivariable Model 1 | Multivariable Model 2 | Multivariable Model 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR (95% CI) | p | HR (95% CI) | p | HR (95% CI) | p | HR (95% CI) | p | |
| WC, cm | 1.07 (1.07–1.08) | <0.001 | 1.07 (1.07–1.08) | <0.001 | 1.07 (1.07–1.08) | <0.001 | 1.07 (1.06–1.07) | <0.001 |
| Body fat, % | 1.05 (1.04–1.05) | <0.001 | 1.10 (1.09–1.10) | <0.001 | 1.10 (1.09–1.11) | <0.001 | 1.09 (1.08–1.09) | <0.001 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 1.21 (1.19–1.22) | <0.001 | 1.22 (1.20–1.23) | <0.001 | 1.22 (1.20–1.24) | <0.001 | 1.19 (1.18–1.21) | <0.001 |
| TMM/Ht2, kg/m2 | 1.21 (1.18–1.24) | <0.001 | 1.37 (1.33–1.41) | <0.001 | 1.38 (1.33–1.42) | <0.001 | 1.32 (1.28–1.36) | <0.001 |
| TMM/BMI | 0.56 (0.49–0.64) | <0.001 | 0.20 (0.16–0.24) | <0.001 | 0.19 (0.15–0.24) | <0.001 | 0.26 (0.20–0.33) | <0.001 |
| Men | ||||||||
| WC, cm | 1.09 (1.08–1.10) | <0.001 | 1.09 (1.08–1.10) | <0.001 | 1.10 (1.09–1.11) | <0.001 | 1.09 (1.08–1.10) | <0.001 |
| Body fat, % | 1.09 (1.08–1.10) | <0.001 | 1.09 (1.08–1.11) | <0.001 | 1.10 (1.09–1.11) | <0.001 | 1.09 (1.07–1.10) | <0.001 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 1.23 (1.20–1.26) | <0.001 | 1.23 (1.20–1.26) | <0.001 | 1.25 (1.22–1.28) | <0.001 | 1.22 (1.19–1.25) | <0.001 |
| TMM/Ht2, kg/m2 | 1.28 (1.27–1.34) | <0.001 | 1.29 (1.23–1.35) | <0.001 | 1.30 (1.24–1.36) | <0.001 | 1.27 (1.21–1.33) | <0.001 |
| TMM/BMI | 0.33 (0.25–0.44) | <0.001 | 0.27 (0.20–0.37) | <0.001 | 0.24 (0.18–0.34) | <0.001 | 0.34 (0.25–0.48) | <0.001 |
| Women | ||||||||
| WC, cm | 1.07 (1.06–1.07) | <0.001 | 1.06 (1.06–1.07) | <0.001 | 1.06 (1.06–1.07) | <0.001 | 1.06 (1.05–1.07) | <0.001 |
| Body fat, % | 1.10 (1.09–1.12) | <0.001 | 1.10 (1.09–1.11) | <0.001 | 1.10 (1.09–1.11) | <0.001 | 1.09 (1.08–1.10) | <0.001 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 1.21 (1.19–1.23) | <0.001 | 1.21 (1.19–1.23) | <0.001 | 1.20 (1.18–1.23) | <0.001 | 1.18 (1.16–1.21) | <0.001 |
| TMM/Ht2, kg/m2 | 1.38 (1.32–1.44) | <0.001 | 1.417 (1.36–1.48) | <0.001 | 1.42 (1.36–1.48) | <0.001 | 1.36 (1.30–1.42) | <0.001 |
| TMM/BMI | 0.11 (0.08–0.14) | <0.001 | 0.13 (0.10–0.18) | <0.001 | 0.14 (0.10–0.19) | <0.001 | 0.18 (0.13–0.25) | <0.001 |
Abbreviations: HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; WC, waist circumference; BMI, body mass index; TMM, total muscle mass. Model 1: adjusted for age and sex (for total); Model 2: adjusted for variables used in Model 1 plus alcohol drinking status, smoking status, physical activity, and total calorie; Model 3: adjusted for variables used in Model 2 plus mean blood pressure, fasting plasma glucose level, serum total cholesterol, CRP, and ALT levels.