Height predict incident non-alcoholic fatty liver disease among general adult population in Tianjin, China, independent of body mass index, waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio, and metabolic syndrome

Table 2 Cohort analysis: adjusted associations of height quintiles with NAFLD ^a in males

Cox proportional-hazard regression models	Quintiles of body height (cm, range)					p for trend ^b
	Level 1 (148.5–167.7)	Level 2 (167.8–171.2)	Level 3 (171.3–174.3)	Level 4 (174.4–178.1)	Level 5 (178.2–204.1)
	(n = 3021)	(n = 2957)	(n = 2852)	(n = 3049)	(n = 2978)
Person-years of follow-up	7018	7235	6778	7315	7179
No. of NAFLD	773	755	767	795	791
Model 1 ^d	1.00	0.94 (0.85, 1.04) ^c	1.02 (0.92, 1.13)	0.97 (0.88, 1.07)	0.99 (0.90, 1.10)	0.75
Model 2 ^e	1.00	0.87 (0.78, 0.96)	0.90 (0.82, 1.00)	0.77 (0.70, 0.86)	0.71 (0.64, 0.79)	< 0.0001
Model 3 ^f	1.00	0.86 (0.78, 0.95)	0.90 (0.81, 0.99)	0.77 (0.70, 0.85)	0.71 (0.64, 0.78)	< 0.0001
Model 4 ^g	1.00	0.90 (0.81, 0.99)	0.97 (0.87, 1.07)	0.86 (0.78, 0.96)	0.84 (0.75, 0.94)	< 0.01
Model 5 ^h	1.00	0.82 (0.73, 0.92)	0.84 (0.73, 0.97)	0.72 (0.61, 0.85)	0.63 (0.50, 0.79)	< 0.0001

^aNAFLD, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
^bAnalysis by Cox proportional hazards model
^cAdjusted hazard ratios (95% confidence interval) (all such values)
^dCrude
^eAdjusted for age and waist circumference
^fAdjusted for age, waist circumference, smoking status, drinking status, metabolic syndrome, and family history of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes
^gAdjusted for age, body mass index, waist circumference, smoking status, drinking status, metabolic syndrome, and family history of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes
^hAdjusted for age, body mass index, waist-to-height ratio, waist circumference, smoking status, drinking status, metabolic syndrome, and family history of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes

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