Association between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and the incidence of asthma in adults: Results from the Korean National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort (NHIS-NSC) database

Conclusion: This study demonstrated that NAFLD as measured by FLI may influence the incidence rates of asthma in adults.Table. Association between fatty liver index and incidence of adult-onset asthma UnivariateModel 1Model 2 FLI quartileHR95% CIPHR95% CIPHR95% CIP0 ≤ FLI < 30ReferenceReferenceReference30 ≤ FLI < 601.040.99-1.090.061.131.07-1.18< 0.0011.141.08-1.20< 0.001FLI ≥ 601.0410.96-1.120.281.231.13-1.33< 0.0011.251.15-1.36< 0.001

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Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 25, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Yoon, S.-y., Roh, J.-H. Tags: Epidemiology Source Type: research