Table 2 Hazard ratios of the fatty liver index for incident atrial fibrillation.

From: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and the risk of atrial fibrillation stratified by body mass index: a nationwide population-based study

FLI group

Total number

AF cases

IR*

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

0–30

5,309,434

320,433

7.49

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

30–60

1,814,124

144,052

9.95

1.097 (1.090–1.104)

1.038 (1.031–1.045)

1.053 (1.046–1.060)a

 ≥ 60

924,497

69,957

9.48

1.188 (1.178–1.198)

1.090 (1.080–1.100)

1.115 (1.106–1.125)a

  1. Model 1: age sex.
  2. Model 2: Model 1 + hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, chronic kidney disease, smoking, alcohol consumption, exercise, low income.
  3. Model 3: Model 2 + systolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, fasting glucose.
  4. AF atrial fibrillation, FLI fatty liver index, IR incidence rate.
  5. *IR, incidence rate (per 1000 person-years).
  6. aBonferroni-corrected significance level of p < 0.004 was used for multiple comparisons.
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