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Original Research

Joint Effect of Hepatic Steatosis and Alanine Aminotransferase Within the Normal Range on Incident Ischemic Heart Disease: A Prospective Study in Koreans

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Pages 513-523 | Published online: 22 Mar 2021

Figures & data

Figure 1 Flowchart for the selection of study participants.

Figure 1 Flowchart for the selection of study participants.

Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of the Study Population

Figure 2 Kaplan–Meier plots indicating the cumulative probability of being diagnosed with ischemic heart disease after the baseline survey.

Figure 2 Kaplan–Meier plots indicating the cumulative probability of being diagnosed with ischemic heart disease after the baseline survey.

Table 2 Hazard Ratios and 95% Confidence Intervals for New-Onset Ischemic Heart Diseases

Figure 3 Hazard ratios (95% CIs) for incident ischemic heart disease according to alanine aminotransferase and hepatic steatosis after adjusting for age, sex, body mass index, smoking status, alcohol intake, and physical activity.

Figure 3 Hazard ratios (95% CIs) for incident ischemic heart disease according to alanine aminotransferase and hepatic steatosis after adjusting for age, sex, body mass index, smoking status, alcohol intake, and physical activity.

Table 3 Hepatic Steatosis with ALT versus ALT Classification and NAFLD by HSI Score for Predicting Ischemic Heart Disease

Figure 4 Joint effect of hepatic steatosis and elevated alanine aminotransferase for incident ischemic heart disease. *Age- and sex-adjusted Cox proportional hazards regression model analysis. **P value < 0.001.

Figure 4 Joint effect of hepatic steatosis and elevated alanine aminotransferase for incident ischemic heart disease. *Age- and sex-adjusted Cox proportional hazards regression model analysis. **P value < 0.001.