Table 3 The development of non- alcoholic fatty liver disease across quartiles of energy-adjusted daily calcium intake

Cases/control

18/231

25/225

49/201

104/146

Range of energy-adjusted Ca

135.8 to 347.3

347.7 to 407.3

407.4 to 473.4

473.9 to 1034.2

^aModel 1

1 (Ref)

1.42

(0.75–2.68)

0.27

3.12

(1.76–5.54)

< 0.001

9.14

(5.31–15.71)

< 0.001

^bModel 2

1 (Ref)

1.43

(0.75–2.70)

0.28

3.34

(1.87–5.96)

< 0.001

9.96

(5.73–17.33)

< 0.001

^cModel 3

1 (Ref)

1.92

(0.81–4.54)

0.13

2.81

(1.70–6.51)

0.001

6.34

(3.05–10.39)

< 0.001

^dModel 4

1 (Ref)

1.99

(0.76–5.17)

0.15

3.03

(1.25–7.36)

0.014

5.41

(3.87–10.87)

< 0.001