Research Article

Combined Effect of Smoking and Fatty Liver Disease on the Progression of Type 2 Diabetes: Insights from a Population-Based Cohort Study

Table 2

Univariate analysis for incident type 2 diabetes in the NAGALA study, 2004–2015.

HR (95% CI) (Wald’s test) (LR-test)

Sex: men vs. women2.52 (1.98, 3.21)< 0.001< 0.001
Age (year)1.06 (1.04, 1.07)< 0.001< 0.001
Fatty liver: yes vs. no7.02 (5.70, 8.63)< 0.001< 0.001
Body mass index (kg/m2)1.24 (1.22, 1.27)< 0.001< 0.001
Waist circumference (cm)1.09 (1.08, 1.10)< 0.001< 0.001
ALT (mmol/L)1.01(1.01, 1.01)< 0.001< 0.001
AST (mmol/L)1.01 (1.01, 1.01)< 0.001< 0.001
GGT (mmol/L)1.01 (1.01, 1.01)< 0.001< 0.001
HDL-C (mmol/L)0.15 (0.11, 0.20)< 0.001< 0.001
TC (mmol/L)1.49 (1.34, 1.66)< 0.001< 0.001
TG (mmol/L)1.80 (1.68, 1.92)< 0.001< 0.001
HBA1C (%)54.30 (39.51, 74.62)< 0.001< 0.001
Exercise : regular vs. irregular0.76 (0.56, 1.02)0.0640.056
Alcohol consumption (%) 0.001
 Light0.90 (0.65, 1.26)0.551
 Moderate1.15 (0.82, 1.62)0.424
 Heavy2.24 (1.54, 3.27)< 0.001
Smoking status (%) < 0.001
 Ex-smoker1.66 (1.26, 2.18)< 0.001
 Current-smoker2.58 (2.06, 3.24)< 0.001
FBG (mmol/L)25.38 (18.71, 34.42)< 0.001< 0.001
SBP (mm Hg)1.03 (1.03, 1.04)< 0.001< 0.001
DBP (mm Hg)1.05 (1.04, 1.06)< 0.001< 0.001

BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; T2DM: type 2 diabetes mellitus; CI: confidence interval; HR: hazard ratio.