Table 2 Univariate and multivariate analyses for liver steatosis severity in different sex and menopausal status populations

Men

WC (cm)

1.12 (1.09, 1.13)

<0.001

1.09 (1.05, 1.15)

< 0.001

1.07 (1.02, 1.13)

0.008

1.07 (1.02, 1.12)

0.011

VFA ≥ 100 cm²

7.22 (4.6, 11.31)

<0.001

1.62 (0.88, 2.98)

0.121

1.31 (0.70, 2.45)

0.395

1.33 (0.70, 2.49)

0.382

ASMI (kg/m²)

3.05 (2.35, 3.95)

<0.001

0.83 (0.51, 1.35)

0.461

0.87 (0.53, 1.42)

0.576

0.85 (0.51, 1.40)

0.525

FFM/FM

0.19 (0.13, 0.28)

<0.001

0.50 (0.31, 0.83)

0.007

0.55 (0.33, 0.92)

0.023

0.52 (0.31, 0.89)

0.017

Pre-menopausal women

WC (cm)

1.07 (1.045, 1.09)

<0.001

1.07 (1.03, 1.11)

0.001

1.04 (0.998, 1.08)

0.059

1.04 (0.996, 1.08)

0.073

VFA ≥ 100 cm²

4.00 (2.02, 7.94)

<0.001

1.62 (0.76, 3.47)

0.210

1.47 (0.67, 3.21)

0.339

1.62 (0.74, 3.58)

0.228

ASMI (kg/m²)

1.96 (1.56, 2.47)

<0.001

1.08 (0.74, 1.56)

0.690

0.94 (0.64, 1.39)

0.763

0.95 (0.64, 1.41)

0.798

FFM/FM

0.28 (0.17, 0.46)

<0.001

0.83 (0.44, 1.55)

0.552

0.72 (0.36, 1.43)

0.345

0.67 (0.34, 1.35)

0.265

Post-menopausal women

WC (cm)

1.08 (1.04, 1.13)

<0.001

1.08 (0.98, 1.19)

0.103

1.09 (0.99, 1.20)

0.094

1.10 (0.99, 1.21)

0.076

VFA ≥ 100 cm²

5.97 (2.07, 17.21)

0.001

3.78 (1.13, 12.65)

0.031

3.89 (1.05, 14.36)

0.041

4.16 (1.09, 15.90)

0.037

ASMI (kg/m²)

1.94 (1.23, 3.07)

0.005

0.74 (0.31, 1.75)

0.495

0.76 (0.32, 1.84)

0.549

0.94 (0.38, 2.30)

0.884

FFM/FM

0.13 (0.05, 0.39)

<0.001

0.22 (0.05, 1.01)

0.051

0.39 (0.09, 1.75)

0.219

0.42 (0.10, 1.75)

0.233