Table 3 Association between diet soft drink consumption and MASLD by different group stratification

Gender

Male

1.11 (0.56, 2.18)

0.757

1.49 (0.93, 2.39)

0.090

2.55 (1.78, 3.67)

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.052

Female

2.33 (1.04, 5.22)

0.041

1.26 (0.84, 1.87)

0.243

1.98 (1.36, 2.89)

0.001

0.002

Smoke

Never

1.77 (0.83, 3.77)

0.130

1.44 (0.95, 2.20)

0.085

2.05 (1.32, 3.20)

0.003

0.003

0.639

Former

1.34 (0.47, 3.81)

0.566

0.91 (0.54, 1.52)

0.697

1.74 (1.06, 2.85)

0.030

0.041

Now

1.91 (0.65, 5.64)

0.221

2.36 (1.08, 5.15)

0.033

2.07 (1.03, 4.18)

0.043

0.018

Hypertension

No

2.39 (1.30, 4.40)

0.008

1.68 (1.06, 2.64)

0.029

2.15 (1.35, 3.43)

0.003

0.002

0.065

Yes

0.75 (0.35, 1.62)

0.439

1.16 (0.77, 1.74)

0.462

1.81 (1.24, 2.63)

0.004

0.003

Hyperlipidemia

No

1.74 (0.57, 5.29)

0.306

0.89 (0.30, 2.60)

0.813

2.75 (1.38, 5.49)

0.007

0.012

0.213

Yes

1.61 (0.92, 2.81)

0.091

1.36 (0.95, 1.94)

0.087

1.84 (1.34, 2.52)

< 0.001

< 0.001

Diabetes mellitus

No

1.71 (1.01, 2.89)

0.046

1.43 (0.99, 2.05)

0.054

1.94 (1.34, 2.82)

0.002

0.001

0.033

Yes

0.49 (0.10, 2.39)

0.351

0.53 (0.23, 1.27)

0.144

0.81 (0.41, 1.59)

0.508

0.547