Table 5.

Age-, sex- and body fat %-adjusted linear mixed regression estimates (standardized β coefficients (95% CI)) between MRS-measured LFC, fitness and dietary intake.

	LFC MRSa (%)
	Model 1		Model 2
	β	p	β	p
VO2max, ml/min/kg	− 0.39 (− 0.80, 0.03)	0.07	− 0.07 (− 0.58, 0.44)	0.79
VO2max, ml/min/kgFFM	− 0.10 (− 0.48, 0.28)	0.61	− 0.13 (− 0.48, 0.22)	0.45
Maximal load, W	− 0.14 (− 0.57, 0.30)	0.53	− 0.02 (− 0.44, 0.40)	0.93
Total EI, kcal/day	0.14 (− 0.19, 0.48)	0.40	0.14 (− 0.17, 0.45)	0.36
Protein, % of daily EI	− 0.25 (− 0.55, 0.06)	0.11	− 0.31 (− 0.59, − 0.03)	0.03
Carbohydrates, % of daily EI	− 0.05 (− 0.37, 0.28)	0.77	0.08 (− 0.24, 0.41)	0.60
Fat, % of daily EI	− 0.05 (− 0.15, 0.50)	0.28	0.06 (− 0.26, 0.39)	0.70
Alcohol, % of daily EI	− 0.02 (− 0.34, 0.30)	0.89	0.01 (− 0.29, 0.32)	0.92
SFA, % of daily EI	0.05 (− 0.28, 039)	0.74	0.10 (− 0.22, 0.41)	0.54
MUFA, % of daily EI	0.16 (− 0.15, 0.48)	0.31	0.01 (− 0.32, 0.33)	0.97
PUFA, % of daily EI	0.1 (− 0.22, 0.41)	0.53	− 0.03 (− 0.35, 0.28)	0.83
Saccharose, % of daily EI	0.11 (− 0.20, 0.43)	0.47	0.11 (− 0.13, 0.46)	0.27

Model 1 adjusted for age and sex.

Model 2 adjusted for age, sex and body fat %

EI energy intake, FFM fat free mass, LFC liver fat content, MUFA monounsaturated fatty acids, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, MRS magnetic resonance spectroscopy, PUFA polyunsaturated fatty acids, SFA saturated fatty acids, VO_2max maximal oxygen consumption.

^alog10 transformed variables.

Significant values are in bold.