Table 4 Associations between incident MetS and fatty liver status derived from a multivariable logistic regression model containing all variables

Reference group

1

0.81

Resolved fatty liver

0.90 (0.33,2.40)

0.83

Incident fatty liver

1.26 (0.68.2.35)

0.46

Persisting fatty liver

1.22 (0.69.2.14)

0.50

Age

0.99 (0.95.1.02)

0.48

Sex

6.21 (2.58.14.92)

<0.001

Alcohol

1.00 (0.99.1.01)

0.84

Smoking

0.83 (0.48.1.43)

0.50

Exercise

1.19 (0.74.1.90)

0.47

Glucose

1.12 (1.09.1.16)

<0.001

Triglyceride

1.01 (1.01.1.01)

<0.001

HDL-C

0.89 (0.86.0.92)

<0.001

Waist circumference

1.16 (1.11.1.21)

<0.001

Systolic blood pressure

1.10 (1.06.1.13)

<0.001

Change in waist circumference

1.23 (1.16.1.31)

<0.001

Change in SBP

1.09 (1.07.1.11)

<0.001

Change in glucose

1.10 (1.07.1.13)

<0.001

Change in TG

1.01 (1.01.1.01)

<0.001

Change in HDL-C

0.90 (0.86.0.93)

<0.001