Research Article

Mean Arterial Pressure Is Related to Incident Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease among the Nonobese Female with Normal Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels: A Large Cohort Study in China

Table 4

Univariate Cox regression analysis for incident nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

CharacteristicsUnivariate analysisMultivariate analysis
HR (95% CI) valueHR (95% CI) value

Q1RefRef
Q22.273 (1.921-2.689)<0.0011.328 (1.072-1.647)0.010
Q33.613 (3.075-4.245)<0.0011.625 (1.276-2.069)<0.001
Q45.083 (4.354-5.934)<0.0011.697 (1.231-2.340)0.001
for trend<0.0010.001
Age1.006 (1.004-1.009)<0.0011.008 (1.004-1.011)0.000
Gender1.181 (1.088-1.282)<0.0010.933 (0.850-1.025)0.147
BMI1.815 (1.765-1.866)<0.0011.535 (1.485-1.587)<0.001
SBP1.023 (1.021-1.025)<0.0010.993 (0.988-0.997)0.002
DBP1.046 (1.042-1.050)<0.0011.007 (0.999-1.016)0.089
ALP1.008 (1.007-1.009)<0.0011.005 (1.003-1.007)<0.001
ALT1.007 (1.006-1.008)<0.0011.014 (1.011-1.017)<0.001
AST1.009 (1.007-1.011)<0.0010.977 (0.968-0.985)<0.001
ALB1.005 (0.988-1.021)0.586
GLB1.008 (0.997-1.020)0.1660.999 (0.987-1.011)0.860
TB0.998 (0.989-1.008)0.695
BUN0.933 (0.903-0.963)<0.0010.828 (0.796-0.862)<0.001
Cr1.005 (1.004-1.005)<0.0011.002 (1.001-1.004)<0.001
UA1.005 (1.005-1.006)<0.0010.999 (0.999-1.000)0.035
FPG1.297 (1.268-1.327)<0.0011.210 (1.170-1.251)<0.001
TC1.300 (1.238-1.365)<0.0010.776 (0.690-0.872)<0.001
TG1.204 (1.192-1.216)<0.0011.234 (1.178-1.293)<0.001
HDL-C0.278 (0.245-0.316)<0.0010.797 (0.664-0.956)0.014
LDL-C1.950 (1.774-2.143)<0.0011.850 (1.551-2.207)<0.001

Note: ALB and TB were not included into multivariate analysis for their value more than 0.2 in the univariate cox analysis. Abbreviations: BMI = body mass index; SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; ALP = alkaline phosphatase; ALT = alanine aminotransferase; AST = aspartate aminotransferase; ALB = albumin; GLB = globulin; TB = total bilirubin; BUN = blood urea nitrogen; Cr = creatinine; UA = uric acid; FPG = fasting plasma glucose; TC = total cholesterol; TG = triglyceride; HDL-C = high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HR = hazard ratio; CI = confidence interval.