Table 2 Risk factors for developing fatty liver from normal liver function (FLI <30) over five years.

From: Increased Serum Uric Acid over five years is a Risk Factor for Developing Fatty Liver

Normal liver

Crude

Adjusted*

OR

95% CI

P

OR

95% CI

P

Age

per 1 year increased

0.947

0.919–0.975

<0.001

0.936

0.904–0.968

<0.001

Male gender

versus female gender

3.360

1.918–5.886

<0.001

0.592

0.249–1.405

0.23

Body mass index

per 1 kg/m2 increased

1.731

1.545–1.939

<0.001

1.750

1.534–1.996

<0.001

Smoking

positive versus negative

2.399

1.390–4.140

0.002

1.564

0.849–2.882

0.15

Drinking habits

positive versus negative

1.944

1.125–3.360

0.017

1.591

0.846–2.991

0.15

Hypertension

positive versus negative

1.497

0.593–3.780

0.39

0.913

0.327–2.549

0.86

Diabetes mellitus

positive versus negative

—

—

—

—

—

—

Dyslipidemia

positive versus negative

1.814

1.022–3.220

0.042

1.791

0.962–3.335

0.066

Chronic kidney disease

positive versus negative

—

—

—

—

—

—

Serum uric acid

per 1 mg/dL increased

1.766

1.448–2.155

<0.001

1.920

1.400–2.634

<0.001

Serum uric acid change

per 1 mg/dL increased

3.413

2.383–4.889

<0.001

3.734

2.574–5.416

<0.001

  1. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; p, probability.
  2. There is no subject with diabetes mellitus or chronic kidney disease at the baseline who developed fatty liver over 5 years.
  3. *Data adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, smoking and drinking habits, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, chronic kidney disease, serum uric acid and serum uric acid change over 5 years.
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